Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Saint Johns (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint Johns. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Saint Johns ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Johns: St. Johns
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Johns. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Johns.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Saint Johns is located in McCracken County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McCracken County: Massac (IL), Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Johns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Johns:
- McCracken County (The home county of Saint Johns)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Lone Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Krebs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Massac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Hendron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Camelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reidland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- West Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Future City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Ceredo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Gage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Kevil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- La Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Barlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Wickliffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Kirksey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Protemus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Bardwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Crittenden County
- Dycusburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Melber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Boaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Lowes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Symsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Fancy Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Mayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Fulgham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Ledbetter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Burna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Tiline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Carmack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Sharpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Scale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Calvert City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Dogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Future City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Reevesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Belknap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Bender ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Brookport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Massac City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Metropolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Joppa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Golconda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Grand Chain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Olmsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Karnak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mounds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Johns, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Johns.
Cemeteries Near Saint Johns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Johns.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Johns - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Johns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Purchase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Straub Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNeil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Switzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Saint Johns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Johns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Melber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Massac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Kansas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Folsomdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Folsomdale is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Boaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Pottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Kaler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaler is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaler
- Symsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Epperson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Johns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Johns.
Newspapers Published in Saint Johns ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Johns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Johns, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Johns.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Johns:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Johns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Saint Johns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |