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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 ...

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Beadle County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Altoona Cemetery
  • Aquilla Cemetery
    • The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cemetery
  • Atfield Cemetery
    • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
  • Bonilla Cemetery
    • The Bonilla Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla Cemetery
  • Broadland Cemetery
    • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
  • Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Earlville Cemetery
    • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Garfield Cemetery
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Ideal Cemetery
    • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Cemetery
  • McCord Cemetery
  • McNair Cemetery
    • The McNair Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Restlawn Memory Garden
      • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memory Garden
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • St. Martin Cemetery
      • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
    • Wessington Cemetery
      • 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 <2>
    • Wolsey Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

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]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Alpena
  • Bonilla
    • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Broadland
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Cavour
  • Hitchcock
  • Huron
    • 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 <4>
  • LaDelle
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Lane
  • Miller
  • Morningside
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Saint Lawrence
  • Spottswood
    • Spottswood is located in Spink County
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  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.