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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:

44.3928, -98.4990

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 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 .

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

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.<4>

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)
    • The McNair Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
  • Broadland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
  • Wessington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wessington Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wessington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Wessington
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97801 <5>
  • Earlville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Bonilla Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bonilla Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla Cemetery
  • Restlawn Memory Garden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memory Garden
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Ideal Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
      • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
    • Altoona Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lillihaug Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408942 <5>
    • Atfield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
    • Aquilla Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96988 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] 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)
  • Virgil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Wessington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Huron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Huron is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
  • Alpena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morningside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Hitchcock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Spottswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Wessington Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Lane
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Cavour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tulare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Saint Lawrence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • 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)
    • LaDelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Beadle 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 #1257619  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257619 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: Beadle
      • Est. Elev: 414 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wolsey
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3927629     Lon: -98.4989823
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.