RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Saint Tammany Parish >> St. Johns CemeteryIndex...

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:

30.6185, -90.2265

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 Saint Tammany Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Willie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Willie Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Cemetery
  • Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
  • Pierre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pierre Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre Cemetery
  • Code Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Code Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Code Cemetery
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Folsom Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Cemetery
  • Hay Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hay Hollow Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Hollow Cemetery
  • Elias Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Elias Lee Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lee Cemetery
  • Noah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Noah Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
  • Wilson - Willie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bogue Falaya Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Bogue Falaya Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Falaya Cemetery
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
    • Poplus Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bezue Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bezue Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezue Cemetery
    • Bogue Falaya Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bogue Falaya Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Falaya Cemetery
    • Burns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Neal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Neal Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
    • Allison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
    • Bruhl Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bruhl Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruhl Cemetery
    • Alex P. Blackwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alex P. Blackwell Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex P. Blackwell Cemetery
      • The Alex P. Blackwell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mockingbird Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67013 <5>
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Folsom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <6>
  • Husser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodbee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Saint Benedict
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
  • Loranger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Enon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Enon is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Covington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Stoney Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Abita Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tickfaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Genessee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Madisonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wilmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Natalbany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hammond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
    • Franklinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ponchatoula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Mandeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Amite City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Baptist
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
    • Bush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
    • Roseland
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Saint Tammany Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 #1628758  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1628758 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
      • Parish: St. Tammany
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Martinville
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6185223     Lon: -90.2264726
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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.