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A visit to the Saint John 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 Cemetery ...

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

48.1242, -100.7335

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. John Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • Stnenkjer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
  • Walley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Stenso Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
  • Granville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Velva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208723 <5>
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norwich Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • South Prairie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
    • Rising Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Kief Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Ruso Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ruso Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso 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 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Karlsruhe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Voltaire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bergen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Velva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Velva is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <6>
  • Granville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Genoa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Genoa is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Balfour
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rising ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rising is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • Guthrie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Kongsberg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
  • Surrey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Butte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Butte is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Ruso
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kief
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Drake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Towner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Funston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Funston is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
    • Deering
      (23 miles [37 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Bantry
    • Bantry lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bantry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
  • Benedict
  • Berwick
  • Deering
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Granville
  • Minot
    • Minot lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. John Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sawyer
  • Towner
  • Velva
    • Velva lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Velva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031149  (Saint John Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031149 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 474 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bergen
      • Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.1241738     Lon: -100.7334762
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including McHenry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. John 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.