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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Johns Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Johns Cemetery (FG ID #2266617)

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 ...

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

Lat:   40.5822°   (40° 34' 55")

Lon:   -96.0477°   (-96° 2' 51")

The cemetery is located in Otoe County<3>.

As an estimate, the St. Johns Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Lorton.

The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

Establishment of the St. Johns Cemetery ...

The St. Johns Cemetery was established in 1885.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Otoe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Johns Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

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

    • Lorton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Talmage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
    • Cook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
    • Brock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Syracuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Otoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Otoe is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <4>
    • Julian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
      • Julian is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Nebraska City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
    • Johnson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <4>
    • Wyoming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Burr
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
        • Burr is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <4>
      • Unadilla
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
        • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
      • Rohrs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
        • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
      • Avoca
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Avoca is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
      • Saint Mary
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Tecumseh
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Payne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
        • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Percival
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
        • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <4>
      • Auburn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
      • Union
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Nehawka
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Douglas
        (17 miles [27.4 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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otoe County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Auburn
    • Avoca
      • Avoca lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Brock
      • Brock lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Burr
      • Burr lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
    • Cook
      • Cook lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Douglas
    • Dunbar
    • Graf - Historic
      • Graf lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Graf.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
    • Johnson
    • Julian
      • Julian lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Julian.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
    • Nebraska City
    • Nehawka
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Continue List   (8 more)
        • Otoe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otoe.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Peru
        • Peru lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Syracuse
      • Talmage
      • Tecumseh
      • Unadilla
      • Union
        • Union lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Wyoming

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Fairview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Biggs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Syracuse.
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Delaware Lutheran Cemetery
      • Delaware Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157981 <1>
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366947 <1>
    • Schacht Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grant Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cook Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomingdale Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bloomingdale Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bloomingdale Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomingdale Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Nebraska City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomingdale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100401 <1>
      • Warner Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Novak Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Union Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Otoe City Cemetery
        • St. Lukes Evangelical Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101563 <1>
      • Helena Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Clifton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyuka Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Wyuka Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyuka Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101646 <1>
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

    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:

    The official website for Otoe County: www.co.otoe.ne.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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: 40.5822, Longitude: -96.0477    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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