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 ...
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Colfax County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bohemian Cemetery
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Platte 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100446 <3>
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbus.
- The Christ Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990993 <3>
- Creston Pioneer Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Leigh Cemetery
- The Leigh Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- St. John's Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- Schuyler Cemetery
- Sousek Cemetery
- The Sousek Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sousek Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Tollman Cemetery
- The Tollman Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollman Cemetery
- Wilson - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abie
- Aloys
- Aloys is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
- Bellwood
- Carriage House Estates
- Clarkson
- Columbus
- Creston
- Dodge
- Howells
- Humphrey
- Leigh
- Linwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monterey
- Monterey is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Morse Bluff
- Nimburg
- Nimburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
- North Bend
- Octavia
- Octavia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Platte Center
- Rescue ‑ Historic
- Rescue is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Richland
- Richland is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rogers
- Rogers is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Schuyler
- Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Snyder
- Tarnov
- Tarnov is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Webster
- Webster is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 Colfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Clarkson
- Columbus
- Creston
- Dodge
- Howells
- Humphrey
- Leigh
- Linwood
- North Bend
- Platte Center
- Schuyler
- Snyder
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Colfax 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 #832889 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832889 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: Colfax
- Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarkson SE
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Colfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Johns Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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