Welcome to Saint Johns ...

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.

Saint Johns would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.

The location of Saint Johns has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Saint Johns: St. Johns

While the community is gone, the present day location for Saint Johns is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Saint Johns was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Saint Johns still existed, it would have been in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Saint Johns ...

While we believe that this Saint Johns is located in Richland County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Saint Johns. Those communities are located in the following counties: Auglaize and Mercer County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 30 communities that are also named Saint Johns - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Johns.

Communities near Saint Johns ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Johns.

• Mansfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Ontario
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
• Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Loudonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <6>
• Fredericktown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <6>
• Gambier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <6>
• Bellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • 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 <6>
• Shreve
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Johns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Johns.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Johns. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Johns.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Johns. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Johns.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/