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A visit to the Saint John Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. John Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John Cemetery (FG ID #2528558)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.2425°   (44° 14' 32")

Lon:   -79.1285°   (-79° 7' 42")

Establishment of the St. John Cemetery ...

The St. John Cemetery was founded in 1839.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ontario:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. John Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. John Cemetery.

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

    • Vallentyne
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Vroomanton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vroomanton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vroomanton
    • Leaskdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaskdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaskdale
    • Blackwater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
    • Sunderland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Udora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udora
    • Victoria Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
    • Wilfrid
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilfrid came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilfrid
    • Saintfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saintfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saintfield
    • Pinedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
    • Marsh Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Layton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Derryville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derryville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derryville
      • Pefferlaw
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zephyr
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
      • Greenbank
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
      • Port Bolster
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Bolster came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bolster
      • Sonya
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonya
      • Cresswell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Manilla
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saginaw
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Uxbridge
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Seagrave
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Salem Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the St. John Cemetery.<5>

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

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

    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 Cemetery:

    The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2425, Longitude: -79.1285    
    <3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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