A visit to the Saint John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church 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 MB Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John MB Church Cemetery:
32.7307, -89.9204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John MB Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John MB Church Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Canton. Canton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. John MB Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John MB Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. John MB Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John MB Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mark Church of God In Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Green MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Soule Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Soule Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Chapel Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thornton Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sneed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sneed Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneed Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Prichard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Prichard Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Cemetery
- Lottville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lottville Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottville Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill MB Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Gift Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. John MB Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John MB Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Vaughan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Mill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Maris Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Saint Ann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ludlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goshen Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Sand Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Fordyke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Evans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Zemuly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Nod
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Lena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 MB Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John MB Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 MB Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Madison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the Missionary Baptists (MB) ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. John MB Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the Missionary Baptists. See their website at:
- The Missionary Baptist Church
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 MB Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2043043 (Saint John Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2043043 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharon
- Location given for Saint John Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7306904 Lon: -89.9203603
- 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- St. John MB Church 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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