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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:

48.4425, -101.6985

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 Ward County<2>.

The county seat for Ward County is located in Minot. Minot lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast 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.

  • Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Valla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valla Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valla Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Donnybrook.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102389 <5>
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Holbrook Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
  • Grano Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenbush Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Des Lacs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Des Lacs Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Lacs Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Lansford Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lansford Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Township Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Township Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>

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:

  • Carpio
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Foxholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxholm is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxholm
  • Berthold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Donnybrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonetree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Grano
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grano is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Des Lacs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coulee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaisdell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruthville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Lansford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Tolley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Minot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Norma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Norma is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Mohall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kenmare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 Ward County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berthold
  • Burlington
  • Carpio
  • Deering
  • Des Lacs
  • Donnybrook
  • Foxholm
  • Glenburn
  • Grano
    • Grano lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
  • Kenmare
  • Lansford
  • Minot
    • Minot lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Mohall lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mohall.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall
    • Norma
      • Norma lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Palermo
    • Tolley
      • Tolley lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tolley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ward 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 #1031165  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031165 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: Ward
      • Est. Elev: 537 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carpio
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.442517     Lon: -101.6984954
      • 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 Ward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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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