Welcome to Saint John ...

Saint John is located in Aroostook County<1>.

The location of Saint John has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint John, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

When the people of Saint John refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Saint Johner<3>

A typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John

Saint John is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Saint John lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Saint John (for example, toward Riviere Verte Parish (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Saint John is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint John ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Saint John - they are located in California, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Missouri (3), New Brunswick, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint John.

Communities near Saint John ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint John.

• Fort Kent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent
  • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent <5>
• Riviere Bleue
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riviere Bleue came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviere Bleue
• Clair
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
• Eagle Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
• Saint David
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
• Packington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packington
• Saint Francois de Madawaska
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francois de Madawaska came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francois de Madawaska
• Lac Baker Parish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac Baker Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac Baker Parish
• Baker Brook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Brook
• Wallagrass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallagrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
  • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint John. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint John.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint John. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint John.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint John. See our Newspapers Page for Saint John.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint John ...

Looking for more information about Saint John? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint John, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint John.

Adding Saint John to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint John in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint John was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Saint John post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint John.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint John. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/