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:
43.0386, -97.5834
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 Yankton County<2>.
The county seat for Yankton County is located in Yankton. Yankton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 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.
- Civil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beadleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beadleston Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadleston Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- The Polish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97413 <5>
- Klasi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Klasi Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klasi Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Odessa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Odessa Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
- Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reform Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform Cemetery
- Petersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- Gall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gall Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gall Cemetery
- Nikodym Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nikodym Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikodym Cemetery
- Reform Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reform Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hvezda Zapadu Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hvezda Zapadu Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hvezda Zapadu Cemetery
- Nedved Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nedved Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedved Cemetery
- Martinus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Martinus Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Cemetery
- Our Savior's East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Our Savior's East Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior's East Cemetery
- The Our Savior's East Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Cemetery
- James River Lutheran Cemetery
- James River Norske Lutheran Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Lake Port Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lake Port Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Port Cemetery
- Freidensthal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Freidensthal Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidensthal Cemetery
- Ptak National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ptak National Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ptak National Cemetery
- The Ptak National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ptakuv Narodni Hrbitov
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97426 <5>
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Yankton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321631 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 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:
- Lesterville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Menno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tyndall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yankton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Valleyview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Kaylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Santee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Yankton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Freeman
- Gayville
- Lesterville
- Olivet
- Saint Helena
- Santee
- Scotland
- Springfield
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tripp
- Tyndall
- Volin
- Volin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
- Yankton
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 Yankton 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 #1257612 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257612 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: Yankton
- Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lesterville
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0386073 Lon: -97.5833983
- 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 Yankton, 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 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> | 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. |