A visit to the Saint Johns Churchyard 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 Churchyard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery:
39.6423, -77.7258
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the east of the St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery:
- St. Johns Church Yard Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Salem Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Reiffs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Broadfording Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
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- Bethel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <5>
- Beards Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The State Line UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line UMC Cemetery
- The State Line UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991370 <5>
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- St. James Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Graveyard
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leitersburg.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81591 <5>
- Millers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hagerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <6>
- Woodcrest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Halfway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Funkstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maugansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Saint James Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Chewsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Huyett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Wilson - Conococheague
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsport Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Lappans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Breathedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Mount Aetna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Greenvale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Leitersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Wingerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Spielman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spielman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- San Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Pondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Cavetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Hill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Milnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
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 Churchyard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Churchyard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Churchyard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713812 (Saint Johns Churchyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713812 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hagerstown
- Location given for Saint Johns Churchyard:
- Lat: 39.6423183 Lon: -77.7258266
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Johns Churchyard 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. |