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:
31.8996, -87.5892
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 Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Andrew Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Andrew Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Tait Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Airmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Airmount Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmount Cemetery
- Finley Crossing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Atkeison
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Danzy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Danzy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzy Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Lower Peach Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Nettleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Coy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Yellow Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Atkeison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kimbrough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Asahel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Anne Manie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dickinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Nellie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Hybart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lamison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Dixon's Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Vredenburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
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 Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grove Hill
- Lower Peach Tree
- Thomasville
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 websites either 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 Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 #126116 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126116 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Hill
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8995958 Lon: -87.5891653
- 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 Wilcox, 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. 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |