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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:

48.0064, -100.3274

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 McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north 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 18 miles [29 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.

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Sons of Herman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • St. Mathis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mathis Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathis Cemetery
  • Stenso Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Rosenfeld Baptist Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rosenfield Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Rosenfield Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenfield Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kief Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
    • Martin United Methodist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Martin United Methodist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin United Methodist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin United Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Martin.
      • The Martin United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martin Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery
      • Martin Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402014 <5>
    • Martin Baptist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Martin Baptist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Baptist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Martin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227149 <5>
    • Reform Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebenezer Congregational Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227022 <5>
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Guthrie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Funston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Funston is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Drake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Anamoose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orrin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Balfour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kief
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Karlsruhe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Balta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bergen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Butte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Selz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Selz is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
    • Voltaire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Towner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kongsberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
    • Harvey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Berwick is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick

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 McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Berwick
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Esmond
  • Granville
  • Harvey
  • Rugby
    • Rugby lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rugby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Towner
  • Velva

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 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. Johns 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. Johns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031162  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031162 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: 480 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rangeley SE
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.0063925     Lon: -100.3273618
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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