A visit to the Saint John 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. John Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery:
31.7943, -89.7567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- McLaurin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McLaurin Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Hen Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hen Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Magee Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Coat Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- McWorthy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McWorthy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorthy Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah 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. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jaynesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Sanatorium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Arbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mendenhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Prentiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Grange ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Kola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Galilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Hot Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bezer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
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. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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. John Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959822 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959822 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendenhall SE
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7943293 Lon: -89.7567415
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. John 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. |
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