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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:

48.5722, -97.4695

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 Pembina County<2>.

The county seat for Pembina County is located in Cavalier. Cavalier lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 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.

  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
  • Hoople Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crystal City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Crystal City Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal City Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Crystal.
  • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Grafton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256137 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • West Point Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The West Point Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Drayton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Drayton Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Cemetery
  • Park Center Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hyde Park Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kensington Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Stokesville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Stokesville Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville Cemetery
    • Lampton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lampton Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampton Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Park River.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101787 <5>
    • Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Park River Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Park River Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Park River Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Park River.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102164 <5>
    • Eagle Point Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
    • Teien Covenant Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Teien Covenant Cemetery is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teien Covenant Cemetery
    • Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton 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. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Thomas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Hoople
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
  • Glasston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Crystal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Herrick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mandt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
  • Canton City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton City is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Canton City has also been known as:
    • Hensel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <6>
  • Drayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pittsburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Herriott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
    • Bowesmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
    • Cavalier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
    • Park River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Akra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Akra is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
    • Gardar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar

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 Pembina County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pembina 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 #1031166  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031166 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: Pembina
      • Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Thomas
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.5722119     Lon: -97.4695264
      • 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 Pembina, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.