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Welcome to Saint John Station ...

Saint John Station is located in Tooele County<1>.


The location of Saint John Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint John Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

A typical abbreviation for Saint John Station: St. John Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Saint John Station is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saint John Station is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Saint John Station lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saint John Station lies within the (435) area code.

Communities near Saint John Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint John Station.

  • Tooele
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
    • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
  • Stockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Fort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Former name for Fairfield:
    • Dobietown
  • Ophir
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Tooele County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
  • Slagtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
    • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
    • Former name for Slagtown:
    • Martinville
    • Slagtown has also been known as:
    • Rush Lake
  • Batesville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Batesville is located in Tooele County
  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
    • Ajax is located in Tooele County
    • Former name for Ajax:
    • Center

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint John Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint John Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint John Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint John Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint John Station. See our Newspapers Page for Saint John Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint John Station ...

Looking for more information about Saint John Station? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint John Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint John Station.

Adding Saint John Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint John Station in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint John Station was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint John Station.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint John Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint John Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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