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Welcome to Saint John ...

Saint John is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint John, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

When the people of Saint John refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Saint Johner<2>

A typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John

Saint John is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint John lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Saint John: 660

Communities Also Named Saint John ...

While we believe that this Saint John is located in Putnam County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Saint John. Those communities are located in the following counties: Pulaski and Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 26 communities that are also named Saint John - they are located in California, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, 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.

  • Unionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Corydon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corydon is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
  • Seymour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Allerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cincinnati
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mercer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Newtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Exline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Promise City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Saint John was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint John post office opened in 1849. The Saint John post office closed in 1908.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Saint John refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Saint John may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint John - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/