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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:

38.3276, -75.3885

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 Wicomico County<2>.

The county seat for Wicomico County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Colbourne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Colbourne Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne Cemetery
  • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
  • Timmonstown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Timmonstown Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonstown Cemetery
  • Willards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Willards Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willards Cemetery is located in Willards.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485996 <5>
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dennis Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Farlows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Farlows Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlows Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Taylor Gate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Taylor Gate Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Gate Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Whaleyville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
    • Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • Old Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
    • Trinity Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Twilley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
    • Melson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Melson Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
    • Hutt Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hutt Chapel Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutt Chapel Cemetery
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
    • Tyree Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Tyree Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Powellville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Whiton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
  • Pittsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Whaleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <7>
  • White Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Snow Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedartown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Showell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Showell is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
    • Bishop
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bishop is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Salisbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Ward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Selbyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ocean Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Delmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <7>
    • Delmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Cedar Hurst Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village

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 Wicomico County.

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 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Wicomico 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 #587030  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #587030 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: Wicomico
      • Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wango
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3276168     Lon: -75.3885284
      • 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 Wicomico, 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 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>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.