A visit to the Saint John 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. John Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery:
32.3671, -87.3597
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Selma. Selma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the St. John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Chapter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Chapter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Chapter Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- New Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Vernon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Martins Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Living Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Living Hope Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Hope Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Light Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Orrville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Orrville Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville Cemetery
- Hardy Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hardy Young Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Young Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Rasco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rasco Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasco Cemetery
- Rasco Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rasco Family Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasco Family Cemetery
- Marion Junction Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Safford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Central Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Harrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- The Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ellawhite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gastonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Crumptonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Consul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Vilula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Faunsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siddonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Suttle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
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. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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. John Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154733 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154733 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Safford
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3670823 Lon: -87.3597195
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Dallas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. John 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. |
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