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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:

47.3086, -98.7312

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 Stutsman County<2>.

The county seat for Stutsman County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 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. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Kensal.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
  • Courtenay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Courtenay Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtenay Cemetery
  • Edmunds Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Edmunds Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Cemetery
    • The Edmunds Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Melville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366181 <5>
  • Rest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rest Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mabel Cemetery is located in Griggs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
  • Glenfield Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Glenfield Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenfield Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Glenfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101971 <5>
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
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    • Grace City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Grace City Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City Cemetery
    • Brantford Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brantford Cemetery is located in Eddy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford Cemetery
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Eddy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Lyster Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Lyster Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyster Cemetery
    • Naroen Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Naroen Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naroen Cemetery
    • Longview Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Longview Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hannaford Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Hannaford Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannaford Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hannaford Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hannaford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102003 <5>

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] of the St. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Kensal
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Courtenay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pingree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Melville is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Wimbledon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Spiritwood Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • McHenry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Carrington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Brantford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brantford is located in Eddy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
    • Parkhurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
    • Guptill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Guptill is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
    • Leal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leal is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Binford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Walum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
    • Hannaford
      (25 miles [40.2 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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stutsman 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 start 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Stutsman 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 #1031157  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031157 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: Stutsman
      • Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kensal
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.3086074     Lon: -98.7312154
      • 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 Stutsman, 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. 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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