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A visit to the Saint John Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. John Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery

Lat:   40.1461°   (40° 8' 45")

Lon:   -100.5151°   (-100° 30' 54")

The St. John Cemetery is located in Red Willow County<2>.

The county seat for Red Willow County is located in McCook. McCook lies just to the northwest of the St. John Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Longview Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100966 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danbury - Marion Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indianola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianola Cemetery
    • The Indianola Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indianola Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Indianola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100829 <5>
  • Indian Hills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hills Cemetery
    • The Indian Hills Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Hills Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Indianola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157401 <5>
  • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Hamburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Boxelder Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxelder Cemetery
    • The Boxelder Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • The Boxelder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Box Elder Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100425 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Bartley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Redman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redman Cemetery
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Traer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Tyrone Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyrone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyrone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Red Willow County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.

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

  • Red Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
    • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
  • McCook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <6>
  • Indianola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Danbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Traer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • Traer is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Culbertson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lyle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Cambridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Herndon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Wilsonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oberlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <6>
    • Kanona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
      • Kanona is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Beverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red Willow County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. John Cemetery:

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. John Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #832881  (Saint John Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #832881 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McCook East
    • County: Red Willow         Elev: 792
    • Location given for GNIS #832881 (Saint John Cemetery)

The official website for Red Willow County: www.co.red-willow.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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 Nebraska's counties, including Red Willow, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1461, Longitude: -100.5151       In this case, the coordinates for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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