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A visit to the Saint John United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. John UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2579844).

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 UMC Cemetery ...

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

32.8619, -85.4727

The St. John UMC Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.

The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the east northeast of the St. John UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. John UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Finley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sturkie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
  • Handy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Handy Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Cemetery
  • Boyds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
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    • Waites Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
    • Dean - Shirley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Canaan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
    • Spratling Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
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    • Stamps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
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    • Old Rock Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John UMC Cemetery.

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

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 UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Camp Hill
  • LaFayette
  • Lanett
  • Opelika
    • Opelika lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opelika.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika

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 UMC Cemetery:

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 UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2579844

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. John UMC 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.