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:
40.0167, -97.5945
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 Thayer County<2>.
The county seat for Thayer County is located in Hebron. Hebron lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Chester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <5>
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- Hubbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Josaphats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josaphats Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josaphats Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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:
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hubbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Munden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Narka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahaska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sherdahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
- Belvidere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ruskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scandia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haddam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
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 Thayer 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
- Belleville
- Belvidere
- Byron
- Carleton
- Chester
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deshler
- Haddam
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Hebron
- Munden
- Narka
- Narka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Narka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Ruskin
- Scandia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Thayer 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 #832890 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832890 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: Thayer
- Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0166737 Lon: -97.5944865
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Thayer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |