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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. 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:

36.8253, -97.1903

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 Kay County<2>.

The county seat for Kay County is located in Newkirk. Newkirk lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Banner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Banner Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Braman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Braman Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Cemetery
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
  • Washunga Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Washunga Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washunga Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery
    • Tonkawa Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tonkawa Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonkawa Cemetery
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Longwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ponca City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1736094 <5>
    • Chilocco Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Triumph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Triumph Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph Cemetery
    • Ponca Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Ponca Indian Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca Indian Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
      • The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mercer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92734 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Blackwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kildare
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Newkirk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponca City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Braman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tonkawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • Chilocco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilocco is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
  • Nardin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • White Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • White Eagle is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
  • Hunnewell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Marland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Kaw City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Arkansas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Parkerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Geuda Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • South Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Moxham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
    • Drury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Lamont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Kay County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Kay 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 #1097599  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097599 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: Kay
      • Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newkirk SW
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8253106     Lon: -97.1903188
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Kay, 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' (or 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'.
    <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.
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