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A visit to the Saint John 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. John Cemetery ...

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

40.5948, -78.2495

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. John Cemetery is located in Blair County<2>.

The county seat for Blair County is located in Hollidaysburg. Hollidaysburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. John Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Charlottsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dysart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dysart Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Dysart Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dysart Cemetery is located in Tipton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223636 <5>
  • Logan Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Logan Valley Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Valley Cemetery
    • The Logan Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bellwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45312 <5>
  • Birmingham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Antis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shaffersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Shaffersville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffersville Cemetery
  • Waterstreet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Waterstreet Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterstreet Cemetery
  • Gray Memorial Field
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Gray Memorial Field is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Memorial Field
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
  • Tyrone Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Tyrone Grandview Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Grandview Cemetery
    • The Tyrone Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grandview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44955 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Alexandria Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Branstetter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Branstetter Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstetter Cemetery
    • Grazier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grazier Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazier Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Altoona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44953 <5>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Altoona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45918 <5>
    • Schmucker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Loop Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Loop Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Cemetery
    • Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Old Hartslog Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Old Hartslog Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hartslog Cemetery
    • Franklinville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Franklinville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville Cemetery
    • Beck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beck Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.

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

  • Culp
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Culp is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
  • Tipton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grazierville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grazierville is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
  • Birmingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Tyrone Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
  • Bellwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Water Street
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
  • Tyrone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Point View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Point View is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
  • Flowing Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
  • Springfield Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Springfield Junction is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Junction
  • Franklin Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Covedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Covedale is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
    • Alexandria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Huntingdon Furnace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
    • Pennington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Altoona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Lloydville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lloydville is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
    • Petersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Highland Fling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
    • Frankstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
    • Dungarvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
    • Buckhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Eldorado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eldorado is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Canan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canan is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
    • Royer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Royer is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer

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. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blair County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. John Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Blair 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. John Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1186045  (Saint John Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186045 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: Blair
      • Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spruce Creek
      • Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.5947888     Lon: -78.2494571
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. John 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.