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A visit to the Saint John's Catholic 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's Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery:

40.7303, -73.3767

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pinelawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Pinelawn Memorial Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
    • The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    • Pinelawn Cemetery
    • Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <5>
  • St. Charles RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Charles RC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles RC Cemetery
    • The St. Charles RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemetery of the Ressurection
    • Resurrection Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
    • St. Charles and Resurrection Cemeteries
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <5>
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
  • Long Island National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Brunn - Greene Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Lower Melville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Amityville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Amityville Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Payne Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Babylon Rural Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Babylon Rural Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Babylon Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Babylon.
      • The Babylon Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Babylon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032904 <5>
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
    • Mt. Golda Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Golda Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Golda Cemetery
    • Melville Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stymus Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Carll Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Carll Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carll Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • North Lindenhurst
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
  • West Babylon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
  • Wyandanch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wheatley Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Farmingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
  • South Farmingdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
  • North Amityville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
  • Copiague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lindenhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Babylon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Babylon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Farmingdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Massapequa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
    • Amityville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amity Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
    • West Islip
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Islip is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
    • Melville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Baywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Baywood is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Old Bethpage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Massapequa Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Massapequa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
    • West Bay Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
    • North Bay Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • North Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Shore
    • Dix Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Plainview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedetown Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Bethpage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plainedge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge

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's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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's Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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's Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2076077  (Saint John's Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2076077 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Amityville
      • Location given for Saint John's Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7302778     Lon: -73.3766667
      • 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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. John's Catholic 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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