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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:

35.7187, -98.6848

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 Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 12 miles [19.3 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.

  • Mound Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mound Olive Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Olive Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Mound Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Whirlwind Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Whirlwind Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Etna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Etna Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99005 <5>
    • Forney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forney Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Rising Sun Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
    • Independence Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Summit Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
    • Hydro Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hydro Masonic Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      • The Hydro Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
    • Pinkerton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
    • Worrells Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Worrells Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrells Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Custer City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Weatherford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hydro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Eagle City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Greenfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Watonga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arapaho
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Clinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Geary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Carlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Corn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
    • Colony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hitchcock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
  • Bridgeport
  • Butler
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Cantonment - Historic
  • Carlton
  • Clinton
  • Colony
  • Custer City
  • Eagle City
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 #1097598  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097598 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 520 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Weatherford NW
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7186599     Lon: -98.6848026
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.