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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Saint Johns. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Saint Johns to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Johns, please Contact Us.
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 Johns (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 Johns. 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 Johns ...
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 Johns: St. Johns
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Johns. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Johns.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Saint Johns is historic, it would have been located within present day Richland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Johns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Johns:
- Richland County (The home county of Saint Johns)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Newville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- Hanley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Maybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Perrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Bailey Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Redhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Layland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Metham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Crestline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Tiro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Delaware County
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Glenmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Jelloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Buckeye City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Batemantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Dorema
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Lock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Marion County
- Martel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Medina County
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cardington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Funk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lattasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Moreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Devil Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Congress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wooster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Johns, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Johns.
Cemeteries Near Saint Johns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Johns.
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 Johns - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Johns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McFall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- The McFall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riggs Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shambaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (545 more) ...
- Four Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Secrist Tarres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secrist Tarres Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Secrist Tarres Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butler.
- The Secrist Tarres Cemetery has also been known as:
- Secrist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396542 <4>
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Saint Johns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Johns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns, with the one closest to Saint Johns listed first.
- Newville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Perrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Loudonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Jelloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Widowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Bellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Mifflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ankenytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- McZena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Johns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Johns.
Newspapers Published in Saint Johns ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Johns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Johns, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Johns.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Johns:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Johns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Saint Johns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |