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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:

43.2306, -79.0173

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 Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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 6 miles [9.7 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. Bernards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Ft. Niagara Post Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Towers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Towers Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Cemetery
  • Ft. Niagara Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Niagara Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Niagara Cemetery
  • St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Vincent De Paul RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace United Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Negro Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler's Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lewiston Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickersonville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Niagara Lakeshore Municipal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Servos Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sterling / Clement / Sixth Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      • The Gate of Heaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gate Heaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1656404 <5>
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:

  • Youngstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Niagara ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Model City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
  • Niagara on the Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Queenston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewiston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrison Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison Grove is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove
  • Mississauga Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickersonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
  • Ransomville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Colemans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Virgil
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Davids
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Varsity Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
    • Pletchers Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pletchers Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pletchers Corners
    • Colonial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Pekin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Orchard Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Clifton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • McNab
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
    • Homer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Niagara Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Roosevelt Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach

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. The following communities are located in Niagara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns 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 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Niagara 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 #963618  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963618 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: Niagara
      • Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lewiston
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2306105     Lon: -79.0172674
      • 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 Niagara, 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 things 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Virgil (ON) and Saint Davids (ON). The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.