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A visit to the Saint John's Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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's Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   29.7389°   (29° 44' 20")

Lon:   -82.1047°   (-82° 6' 16")

The St. John's Cemetery is located in Alachua County<2>.

The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. John's Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. John's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Free Canaan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Canaan Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Saluda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saluda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saluda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson - Starke Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida is located in Putnam County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Keystone Heights Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keystone Heights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keystone Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keystone Heights Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Waldo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waldo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Waldo Community Cemetery
  • Waters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waters Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Hope Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ochwilla Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochwilla Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ochwilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ochwilla Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Abline Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abline Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Santa Fe Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairbanks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Grove Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Park Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Blue Pond Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Pond Cemetery is located in Clay County

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's Cemetery.

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

  • Earleton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Melrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Campville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • Keystone Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
  • Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Putnam Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hawthorne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Graham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rochelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
    • Edgar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Florahome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Starke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keuka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Lochloosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Interlachen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
    • Kingsley Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County

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's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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's 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's Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2364150  (Saint John's Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2364150 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Melrose
    • County: Alachua         Elev: 54
    • Location given for GNIS #2364150 (Saint John's Cemetery)

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Florida's counties, including Alachua, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7389, Longitude: -82.1047       In this case, the coordinates for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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