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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:

48.4164, -97.3890

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 Walsh County<2>.

The county seat for Walsh County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the west southwest 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Landstad Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Minto Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Minto Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Kensington Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
  • Fork Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Fork Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Cemetery
  • Hyde Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
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    • Hoople Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Drayton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Drayton Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Park River Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Grafton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Herriott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Herriott is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
  • Minto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Herrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mandt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
  • Warsaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Drayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Thomas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Forest River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ardoch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Big Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Hoople
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Park River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pittsburgh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
    • Crystal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Johnstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Oslo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <6>
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry

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 Walsh County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Conway
  • Drayton
  • Grafton
  • Inkster
  • Minto
  • Oslo
    • Oslo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oslo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Park River

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 helpful 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 Walsh 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 #1031164  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031164 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: Walsh
      • Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grafton
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.4163771     Lon: -97.3889666
      • 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 Walsh, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.