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:
44.3630, -89.7140
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 Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Stevens Point. Stevens Point lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Linwood Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Wisconsin Rapids.
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sigel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158531 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Maine Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Cemetery
- Plover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Plover Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrill Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill Cemetery
- McDill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McDill Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDill Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Grand Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Lake Wazeecha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Biron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Port Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Nekoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Rudolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Leola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Whiting
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Eight Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Park Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Stevens Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Arnott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Almond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Big Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
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 Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Hancock
- Nekoosa
- Plainfield
- Plover
- Stevens Point
- Vesper
- Wisconsin Rapids
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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Portage 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 #1573055 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573055 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kellner
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.363023 Lon: -89.7140107
- 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 Portage, 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 obstructions 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. |