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A visit to the Saint Johns 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. Johns Cemetery ...

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

48.6314, -101.3965

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

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bottineau County<2>.

The county seat for Bottineau County is located in Bottineau. Bottineau lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns 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. Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Shook Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
    • The Shook Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Van Buren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983513 <5>
  • Renville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Renville Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renville Cemetery
  • Mohall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mohall Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall Cemetery
  • Grano Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Brotherhood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Brotherhood Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherhood Cemetery
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Philomena Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101922 <5>
  • Maxbass Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maxbass Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxbass Cemetery
  • Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Haas Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Haas Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas Cemetery
  • St. Johns United Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns United Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns United Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns United Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Mohall.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984507 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Valla Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valla Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valla Cemetery
    • The Week Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Week Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Week Cemetery
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinney Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Tolley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1734944 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Charles Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Tolley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1501534 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Tolley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102665 <5>
    • Greenbush Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Lansford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grano is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Mohall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxbass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruthville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ruthville is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Loraine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Loraine is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Carpio
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxholm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxholm is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxholm
  • Tolley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Deering
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Russell is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Newburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Donnybrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Antler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sherwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westhope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Berthold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lonetree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Des Lacs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Minot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Norma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Norma is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma

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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bottineau County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antler
    • Antler lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Antler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
  • Berthold
  • Burlington
  • Carpio
  • Deering
  • Des Lacs
  • Donnybrook
  • Foxholm
  • Glenburn
  • Grano
  • Lansford
  • Maxbass
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Mohall
      • Mohall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mohall.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall
    • Norma
      • Norma lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Russell
    • Tolley
      • Tolley lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tolley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley
    • Westhope

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 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Bottineau 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. Johns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031167  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031167 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: Bottineau
      • Est. Elev: 490 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lansford NW
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.631409     Lon: -101.3965493
      • 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 Bottineau, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Johns 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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