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:
32.2663, -83.6643
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 Dooly County<2>.
The county seat for Dooly County is located in Vienna. Vienna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Lester Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lester Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lester Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Elko.
- Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Elko.
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrooks Cemetery
- Elko Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elko Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Joiner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Joiner Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner Cemetery
- Free Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holmes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Perry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34589 <5>
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- Means Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Means Lane Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Lane Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Snow Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Snow Springs Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Springs Cemetery
- Pinehurst City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Hayneville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hayneville Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Unadilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elko
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hawkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finleyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Byromville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dooling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lamb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Kathleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cochran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bonaire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Dooly County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cochran
- Cordele
- Hawkinsville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Unadilla
- Vienna
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 professional and volunteer 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dooly 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 #335257 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335257 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: Dooly
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unadilla
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2662721 Lon: -83.664343
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Dooly, 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 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. |