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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:

44.5748, -70.5698

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 Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Glover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
  • Old Frye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Old Frye Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frye Cemetery
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
  • East Rumford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The East Rumford Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rumford Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Farrington - Morton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wyman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman Cemetery
  • Farmers Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Farmers Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Hill Cemetery
  • East Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Ellis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ellis Cemetery
  • Upper West Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lower West Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rumford Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rumford Point Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Point Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Demerritt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Demerritt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demerritt Cemetery
    • Berry Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Berry Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
      • The Franklin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Child Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2580407 <5>
    • Byron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Byron Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
    • West Byron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Byron Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Byron Cemetery
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Rumford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mexico
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • South Rumford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
  • Rumford Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
  • Dixfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roxbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dickvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
  • Berry Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
  • East Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Andover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peru
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
    • Andover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Byron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Byron is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • North Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
    • Weld
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>
    • Newry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • East Dixfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • North Newry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • North Newry is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry

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 Oxford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Canton

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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 #574724  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574724 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rumford
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5747851     Lon: -70.5697885
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Oxford, 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 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.