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:
39.0354, -76.9086
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 Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Greenbelt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Greenbelt Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Christian Brothers Institute Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Queens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Queens Chapel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Chapel Cemetery
- George Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland National Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Burtonsville.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Montgomery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #M: 28-37 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81726 <6>
- Lanham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- St. Georges Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Snowden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Philips Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Philips Cemetery
- St. Mary of the Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Ascension Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ascension Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- St. Jacob's Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-894 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81477 <6>
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beltsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berwyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Berwyn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Greenbelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Riverdale Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- West Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Indian Spring Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Clifton Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Langley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- East Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverdale
- Ducat Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- New Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lanham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <7>
- Paint Branch Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kemp Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Mill
- Burnt Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
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. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- College Park
- Greenbelt
- Hyattsville
- Laurel
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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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 #1714290 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714290 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: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beltsville
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0353873 Lon: -76.9085851
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |