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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery

Lat:   44.8186°   (44° 49' 6")

Lon:   -94.8144°   (-94° 48' 51")

The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.

The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • United Church of Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Church of Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Church of Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Church of Hope Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bird Island.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295159 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Bird Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bird Island Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Hector Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hector Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hector Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hector Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Olivia German Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivia German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivia German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olivia German Cemetery is located in Renville County
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    • Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Christine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christine Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Olivia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olivia Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Lake Lillian United Methodist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Lillian United Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Lillian United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Lillian United Methodist Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Cosmos Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosmos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosmos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cosmos Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Peace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Meeker County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Bird Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hector
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <6>
  • Olivia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Lillian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lillian
    • Lake Lillian is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lillian <6>
  • Cosmos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
    • Cosmos is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <6>
  • Buffalo Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
    • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Lake <6>
  • Blomkest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blomkest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
    • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Danube
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danube have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
    • Danube is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danube <6>
  • Cedar Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Rosendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
  • Svea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
    • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Roseland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Stewart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Prinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
      • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Renville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Morton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
    • Fernando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County

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 Renville 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.

  • Atwater
  • Bird Island
  • Brownton
  • Buffalo Lake
  • Cosmos
    • Cosmos lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cosmos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
  • Danube
    • Danube lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danube.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
  • Fairfax
    • Fairfax lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Franklin
  • Grove City
  • Hector
    • Hector lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hector.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hutchinson
  • Lake Lillian
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Morton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Olivia
      • Olivia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olivia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
    • Redwood Falls
    • Renville
    • Stewart
      • Stewart lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stewart.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Willmar
      • Willmar lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willmar.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmar

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 #2065393  (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2065393 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Olivia SE
    • County: Renville         Elev: 340
    • Location given for GNIS #2065393 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)

The official website for Renville County: www.co.renville.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Renville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8186, Longitude: -94.8144       In this case, the coordinates for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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