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:
44.8186, -94.8144
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Brookfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bird Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bird Island Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Island Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hector Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hector Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Olivia German Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Olivia German Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia German Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Christine Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine Cemetery
- Olivia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Olivia Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Lillian United Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Cosmos Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Cosmos Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
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)
- Olivia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Lillian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cosmos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blomkest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Danube
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Rosendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Svea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Roseland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Stewart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Prinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
- 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)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fernando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernando is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
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
- 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
- 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
- Willmar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Renville 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 #2065393 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065393 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: Renville
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olivia SE
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8186111 Lon: -94.8144444
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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 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' (or 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. |