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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. 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. Johns Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   40.3214°   (40° 19' 17")

Lon:   -97.2834°   (-97° 17' 0")

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairbury. Fairbury lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Eureka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213254 <5>
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101079 <5>
  • Tobias Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Union Cemetery
    • The Franklin Union Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • The Franklin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Franklin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100650 <5>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • Alexandria Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexandria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexandria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Thayer County
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    • Meridian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meridian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Richland Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Bower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • South Fork Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery South
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ohiowa.
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101051 <5>
    • North Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Ohiowa Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Thayer County
    • Swan Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Valley Cemetery
      • The Swan Valley Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • The Swan Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Swanton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101522 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Daykin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
    • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <6>
  • Powell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Jefferson County
  • Western
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobias
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohiowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Swanton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gilead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <6>
  • Fairbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Milligan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jansen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
    • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <6>
  • Bruning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Belvidere
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Strang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Reynolds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Harbine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Endicott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <6>
    • De Witt
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexandria
  • Belvidere
  • Bruning
  • Carleton
  • Daykin
  • De Witt
  • Endicott
  • Fairbury
  • Friend
  • Geneva
  • Hebron
    • Hebron lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hebron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Jansen
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Continue List   (8 more)
    • Ohiowa
    • Plymouth
    • Strang
      • Strang lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Strang.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
    • Swanton
    • Tobias
      • Tobias lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tobias.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
    • Western
    • Wilber
      • Wilber lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilber.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber

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 either 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:

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 #832893  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #832893 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: Daykin
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 457
    • Location given for GNIS #832893 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.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 Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Johns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3214, Longitude: -97.2834       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns 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.




 

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