Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Saint John (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint John. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Saint John ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint John. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint John.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Saint John is located in Hertford County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hertford County: Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Northampton & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Saint John. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint John:
- Hertford County (The home county of Saint John)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Menola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Poor Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Ahoskie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murfreesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cofield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Barretts Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Tuscarora Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Aulander
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hexlena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Powellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Kelford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Askewville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Drew
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Colerain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Merry Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Ryland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Mavaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Edgecombe County
- Speed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Eure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Mintonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Hobbsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Sunbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tillery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Roseneath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Potecasi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Rich Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Margarettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Seaboard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greensville County (VA)
- Claresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Boykins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Newsoms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Handsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Kingsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Little Texas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Watkins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Pittmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whaley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint John, see our County-by-County Page for Saint John.
Cemeteries Near Saint John ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint John.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint John - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint John covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brantley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- Vann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rea Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint John had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Menola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Earleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Aulander
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Ahoskie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Hexlena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Murfreesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Potecasi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Powellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Rich Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint John. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint John.
Newspapers Published in Saint John ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint John.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint John, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint John.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint John:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hertford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saint John) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |