Welcome to Saint Johns ...

So far, we found very little information about Saint Johns. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Saint Johns to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Johns, please Contact Us.

Saint Johns would have been located within present day Summit County<2>.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Saint Johns: Named for both Saint John the Evangelist and Saint John the Baptist.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Johns: St. Johns

While the community is gone, the present day location for Saint Johns is 10,760 feet [3,280 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Saint Johns is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Saint Johns was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Saint Johns still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Johns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Saint Johns - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Johns.

Communities near Saint Johns ...

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

• Breckenridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Silverthorne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <4>
• Frisco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <4>
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Dillon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Blue River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Empire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Silver Plume
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <4>
• Keystone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
• Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
  • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
  • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
  • Preston Mill
  • Preston

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 Johns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Johns.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Johns. 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 Johns.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/