A visit to the Saint Johns 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. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
34.4904, -89.5831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- Toby Tubby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Toby Tubby Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby Tubby Cemetery
- Harmontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmontown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown Cemetery
- Free Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Free Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Springs Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Abbeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Abbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57632 <5>
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Lammey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lammey Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Waldrip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fulmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Elijah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elijah Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Mt. Peryn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Peryn Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peryn Cemetery
- North Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Laws Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Alesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Chulahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Wyatte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Altus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Looxahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Terza
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Delay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poagville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Holly Springs
- Oxford
- Sardis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677073 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677073 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford North
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4903819 Lon: -89.5831388
- 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 Lafayette, 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. Johns 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |