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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   44.0105°   (44° 0' 37")

Lon:   -97.5109°   (-97° 30' 39")

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

The county seat for Miner County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the west of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Graceland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Winfred Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Canova Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canova Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canova Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canova Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Roswell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roswell Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Berton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery is located in McCook County
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Morgans Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgans Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Fedora Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fedora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fedora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fedora Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Unityville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Olsen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olsen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olsen Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in McCook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Salem.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97665 <5>
    • Toles Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toles Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Prairie Flower Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Flower Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Flower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Flower Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • Oldham Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
      • The Oldham Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oldham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Oldham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97346 <5>
    • Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Oldham Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Oldham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2444172 <5>
    • Saint Catherine's Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Catherine's Cemetery
      • The Saint Catherine's Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Catherine's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Oldham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154185 <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.

  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Vilas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Winfred
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
    • Winfred is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <6>
  • Canova
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
    • Canova is located in Miner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canova <6>
  • Roswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Junius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
    • Junius is located in Lake County
  • Fedora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Ramona is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <6>
  • Prairie Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • Oldham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <6>
  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in McCook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Artesian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <6>
    • Farmer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Hanson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in McCook County
    • Farwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Hanson County
    • Fulton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Hanson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>

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 Miner 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:

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 #1257618  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1257618 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: Howard
    • County: Miner         Elev: 477
    • Location given for GNIS #1257618 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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 Miner, 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: 44.0105, Longitude: -97.5109       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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