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:
34.8070, -86.7231
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the southeast 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 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morgan - Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fords Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fords Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Chapel Cemetery
- Dedman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dedman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Vasser - Pettus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fowlkes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Love - Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Bouldin - Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Hutchings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Huntsville Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scruggs Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26126 <5>
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Conley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hammond - Roult Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Monrovia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Jeff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Harvest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Rideout Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Madison Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moore's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Greenwycke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Hazel Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Madison 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 begin 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. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #126111 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126111 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jeff
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.807034 Lon: -86.7230534
- 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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