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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 ...

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

46.3927, -90.5693

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 Ashland County<2>.

The county seat for Ashland County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest 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 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 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.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • Cayuga Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cayuga Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Morse Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Morse Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Odanah Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Odanah Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Moe Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Moe Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Historic Indian Burial Grounds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Birch Lake Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Birch Lake Church Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Lake Church Cemetery
      • The Birch Lake Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Birch Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #542828 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood (MI).
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ironwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <5>
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery

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]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • White City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Mellen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Tannery Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • High Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • Cedar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Marengo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marengo is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Montreal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Montreal is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Odanah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Odanah is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
  • Gile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gile is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • White River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White River is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • Glidden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glidden is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Hurley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ironwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <6>
    • Hillcrest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Ashland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashland is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
    • North Ironwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
    • Mason
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

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 Ashland 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Ashland 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 #1573071  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573071 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: Ashland
      • Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gurney
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.392727     Lon: -90.5693493
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, 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' (or 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.