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A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Johns Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   44.3928°   (44° 23' 34")

Lon:   -98.4990°   (-98° 29' 56")

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

The county seat for Beadle County is located in Huron. Huron lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the St. Johns Cemetery .

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 South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Beadle 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 18 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.

    • Wolsey
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
      • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <4>
    • Virgil
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <4>
    • Broadland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
      • Broadland is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Wessington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington
      • Wessington is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington <4>
    • Bonilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
      • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
    • Huron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
    • Alpena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
      • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
    • Morningside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
      • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Hitchcock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
      • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
    • Spottswood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spottswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Wessington Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Jerauld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Cavour
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
        • Cavour is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <4>
      • Tulare
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
        • Tulare is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
      • Saint Lawrence
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
        • Saint Lawrence is located in Hand County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Lawrence <4>
      • Woonsocket
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Yale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Miller
        (25 miles [40.2 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 Beadle County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Wolsey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • McCord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • McNair Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNair Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNair Cemetery
    • Broadland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadland Cemetery
    • Wessington Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wessington Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wessington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Wessington
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wessington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97801 <6>
    • Earlville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earlville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earlville Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Bonilla Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bonilla Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonilla Cemetery
    • Restlawn Memory Garden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memory Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memory Garden
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
    • Ideal Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ideal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ideal Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Martin Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Beadle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin Cemetery
      • Altoona Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rest Haven Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
      • Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
        • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lillihaug Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408942 <6>
      • Atfield Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atfield Cemetery
      • Garfield Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Spink County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
      • Aquilla Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aquilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aquilla Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

    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:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257619  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1257619 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: Wolsey
      • County: Beadle         Elev: 414
      • Location given for GNIS #1257619 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

    The official website for Beadle County: www.beadlecounty.org/

    The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Beadle, 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- ) 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: 44.3928, Longitude: -98.4990       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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