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:
44.0930, -92.3195
The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Olmsted County<1>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Haverhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haverhill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Potsdam Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- Randall Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Randall Fork Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Fork Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boynton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Farm Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosamount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosamount Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamount Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Baer Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walter McConnell Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Little Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> 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:
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eyota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Predmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zumbro Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Post Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Pine Island
(17 miles [27.4 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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Olmsted 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.
- Byron
- Byron lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Chatfield
- Dover
- Dover lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Eyota
- Eyota lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eyota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
- Mazeppa
- Oronoco
- Pine Island
- Plainview
- Rochester
- Saint Charles
- Stewartville
- Zumbro Falls
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Olmsted 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 #2064120 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2064120 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: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0930556 Lon: -92.3194444
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Olmsted, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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