A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Johns Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Johns Cemetery (FG ID #97552).
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:
45.6010, -99.6347
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.
The county seat for McPherson County is located in Leola. Leola lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> 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 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bethel #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel #2 Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel #2 Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Sutley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sutley Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutley Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Nell Glueckstal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Congregational Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neudorf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Neudorf Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neudorf Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ketterlinc Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ketterlinc Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterlinc Cemetery
- Redeemer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Neudorf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Neudorf Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neudorf Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Friedenstahl Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friedenstahl Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenstahl Cemetery
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sutley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Sutley Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutley Cemetery
- Java East Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Java East Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java East Cemetery
- Hoffnungstal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffnungstal Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungstal Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Schnaible Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calvin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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:
- Hillsview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsview is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Hosmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Selby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Artas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Artas is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Mound City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Hoven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Herreid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolstoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zeeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loyalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venturia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Akaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 McPherson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eureka
- Java
- Java lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Java.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Loyalton
- Mound City
- Roscoe
- Selby
- Selby lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Tolstoy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McPherson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #97552
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257625 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257625 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: McPherson
- Est. Elev: 556 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowdle-Hosmer Lake
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6010928 Lon: -99.6342848
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including McPherson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |