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:
43.0700, -96.7553
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elk Point. Elk Point lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Gothland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bonine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonine Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonine Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Houde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Houde Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houde Cemetery
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hovde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Romsdal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuntland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuntland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuntland Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Alcester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204900 <5>
- Nathanael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Erickson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Erickson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
- Lands Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Beresford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Alsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Alcester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Hawarden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Worthing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakonda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Alcester
- Beloit
- Beresford
- Canton
- Centerville
- Fairview
- Hawarden
- Hudson
- Viborg
- Wakonda
- Worthing
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 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 Union 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 #1257615 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257615 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 453 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beresford
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0699893 Lon: -96.7553211
- 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 Union, 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 things 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. |