A visit to the Saint John 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. John Cemetery ...

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

44.5371, -96.8057

The St. John Cemetery is located in Brookings County<1>.

The county seat for Brookings County is located in Brookings. Brookings lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south of the St. John Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<3>

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

• St. Petri Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
• Mikkelson Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • The Mikkelson Cemetery is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikkelson Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Mikkelson Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Mikkelson Cemetery
• Blom Prairie Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • The Blom Prairie Cemetery is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom Prairie Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blom Prairie Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Toronto.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96821 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Blom Prairie Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Blom Prairie Cemetery
• Elmwood Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bruce.
  • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bruce Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151790 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Elmwood Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Elmwood Cemetery
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
• Toronto Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • The Toronto Cemetery is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Toronto Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Toronto Cemetery
• Leganger Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • The Leganger Cemetery is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leganger Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Leganger Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Leganger Cemetery
• Deer Creek Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bruce.
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Deer Creek Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Deer Creek Cemetery
• Rose Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • The Rose Cemetery is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Rose Cemetery
  • From the St. John Cemetery to the Rose Cemetery
• Fair View Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • The Fair View Cemetery is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
• Highland Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • The Highland Cemetery is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
• Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • The Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Oakwood Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
  • Trasta Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fountain Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Tabor Cemetery
    • From the St. John Cemetery to the Tabor Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Bemis Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Cemetery
  • Poinsett Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Poinsett Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsett Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery

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]<2> of the St. John Cemetery.

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

• Johnsonville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnsonville
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Johnsonville
• Estelline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <5>
• Bruce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bruce is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bruce
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Bruce
• Toronto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Toronto is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toronto
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Toronto
• Dempster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dempster
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Dempster
• White
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • White is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <5>
• Astoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Astoria is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <5>
• Brandt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandt is located in Deuel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <5>
• Sunnyview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunnyview
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Sunnyview
• Volga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Volga is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Volga
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Volga
• Brookings
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brookings is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookings
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookings <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brookings
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Brookings
• Bushnell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bushnell
  • From the St. John Cemetery to Bushnell
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Clear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clear Lake
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Clear Lake
  • Castlewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Castlewood is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castlewood <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Castlewood
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Castlewood
  • Alsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alsville
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Alsville
  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aurora is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
  • Hendricks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hendricks is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendricks <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hendricks
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Hendricks
  • Kones Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kones Corner
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Kones Corner
  • Badger
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Badger is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Badger
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Badger
  • Arlington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arlington
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Arlington
  • Bemis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bemis is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bemis
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Bemis
  • Lake Norden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Norden is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Norden <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lake Norden
    • From the St. John Cemetery to Lake Norden
  • Altamont
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Altamont is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Hayti
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <5>

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. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brookings County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Arlington
  • Arlington lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arlington.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
• Brandt
  • Brandt lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandt.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
• Brookings
  • Brookings lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the South (S) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brookings.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookings
• Bruce
  • Bruce lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Bushnell
  • Bushnell lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bushnell.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
• Castlewood
  • Castlewood lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Castlewood.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
• Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clear Lake.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Estelline
  • Estelline lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Estelline.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
• Hayti
  • Hayti lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hayti.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
• Hendricks
  • Hendricks lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the East (E) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hendricks.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
• Lake Norden
  • Lake Norden lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the West (W) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lake Norden.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norden
• Toronto
  • Toronto lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toronto.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
• White
  • White lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White

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. John Cemetery:

• Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Brookings County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Lincoln County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Yellow Medicine County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Codington County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Deuel County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hamlin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Kingsbury County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Lake County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Moody County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Brookings County
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for South Dakota
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brookings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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- St. John Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.