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We found 26 communities that share the name Saint John.
There are two communities within Missouri that are also named Saint John.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Pulaski County
This Saint John is located in Pulaski County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint John.
Saint Louis County
This Saint John is located in Saint Louis County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint John.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Glenn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint John [Glenn County].
Indiana
Lake County
This Saint John is located in Lake County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Saint John.
Warrick County
This Saint John is located in Warrick County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Saint John.
Kansas
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Franklin County].
Logan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Logan County].
Stafford County
This Saint John is located in Stafford County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saint John.
Kentucky
Hardin County
This Saint John is located in Hardin County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Saint John.
Louisiana
Lafourche Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Lafourche Parish].
Saint John the Baptist Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
Saint Martin Parish
This Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the south of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Saint John.
Tensas Parish
This Saint John is located in Tensas Parish and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the south of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Saint John.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Saint John is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Saint John.
New Brunswick
This Saint John lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
North Carolina
Hertford County
This Saint John is located in Hertford County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Saint John.
North Dakota
Rolette County
This Saint John is located in Rolette County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rolette County community of Saint John.
Ohio
Darke County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint John [Darke County].
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint John.
Tennessee
Clay County
This Saint John is located in Clay County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Saint John.
Haywood County
This Saint John is located in Haywood County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the south southeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Saint John.
Texas
Fayette County
This Saint John is located in Fayette County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint John.
Utah
Tooele County
This Saint John is located in Tooele County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Saint John.
Washington
Clark County
This Saint John is located in Clark County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Saint John.
Whitman County
This Saint John is located in Whitman County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km] to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Saint John.
Wisconsin
Calumet County
This Saint John is located in Calumet County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint John that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Saint John.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint John ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Blackbird ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackbird have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint John to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint John and extending to:
Unionville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint John to Unionville, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Saint John) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint John. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5396, Longitude: -93.1808 In this case, the coordinates for Saint John have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Saint John could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Saint John to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.146 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.398 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.67 degrees.