A visit to the Saint John's 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
44.4506, -94.6392
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Nicollet County<2>.
The county seat for Nicollet County is located in Saint Peter. Saint Peter lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loffelmacher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Loffelmacher Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loffelmacher Cemetery
- Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Newton Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Cemetery
- Clear Lake Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cairo Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
- Current Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Boyum Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Boyum Farm Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyum Farm Cemetery
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
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- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Clear Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Augustana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Augustana Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Borth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Borth Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Borth Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Willibrord Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83534 <5>
- Gibbon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbon Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sleepy Eye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Ulm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Cobden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
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- Fernando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernando is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
- Leavenworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Searles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicollet County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo Lake
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Gaylord
- Gibbon
- Hanska
- Hanska lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanska.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanska
- Hector
- Lafayette
- Morgan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Morton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- New Ulm
- Sleepy Eye
- Springfield
- Stewart
- Stewart lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stewart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Winthrop
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Nicollet 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2063897 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2063897 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: Nicollet
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sleepy Eye NW
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4505556 Lon: -94.6391667
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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 Nicollet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. John's 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. |