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:
44.0266, -93.0646
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 Steele County<2>.
The county seat for Steele County is located in Owatonna. Owatonna lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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.
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Aurora Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aurora Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aurora Twp. Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Twp. Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Havana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery
- Dania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dania Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dania Cemetery
- Claremont Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rice Lake Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake Cemetery
- Degner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Degner Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degner Cemetery
- Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Danish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Steele Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danish Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Claremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Havana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Pratt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Rice Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Steele Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Owatonna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Dodge Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Blooming Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- West Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Medford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Hayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mantorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Steele 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.
- Blooming Prairie
- Claremont
- Dodge Center
- Ellendale
- Hayfield
- Kasson
- Kenyon
- Kenyon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenyon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Mantorville
- Owatonna
- West Concord
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 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:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Steele 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 #2051375 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2051375 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: Steele
- Est. Elev: 398 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owatonna SE
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0266305 Lon: -93.0646467
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Steele, 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. |
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