A visit to the Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
45.1236, -93.5239
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hennepin County<2>.
The county seat for Hennepin County is located in Minneapolis. Minneapolis lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weaver Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Weaver Lake Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Lake Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Old St. Walburga Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old St. Thomas Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Thomas Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Maple Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Knoll Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Knoll Cemetery
- St. Janes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Janes Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Janes Cemetery
- St. Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Martin Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
- St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Anne's Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's Cemetery
- Brooklyn & Maple Grove Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Niggler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Niggler Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niggler Cemetery
- St. Fridolin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Fridolin Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fridolin Cemetery
- Reich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reich Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reich Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corcoran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <6>
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Osseo is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <6>
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Champlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Medicine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Center is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
- Former name for Brooklyn Center:
- Brooklyn Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <6>
- Saint Michael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayzata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Otsego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Albertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hennepin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anoka
- Anoka lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Brooklyn Park
- Long Lake
- Osseo
- Osseo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osseo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Plymouth
- Plymouth lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plymouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Rockford
- Rockford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rockford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Wayzata
- Wayzata lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayzata.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayzata
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Hennepin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2101126 (Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2101126 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hennepin
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamel
- Location given for Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.1236111 Lon: -93.5238889
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |