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:
40.5605, -75.9826
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 Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- St. Michaels Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Deer Lake.
- The Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drehersville Cemetery
- Drejersville Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267244 <5>
- Viewpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Viewpoint Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewpoint Cemetery
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Friedens Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lenhartsville.
- The Friedens Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
- Friedens Reformed UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976374 <5>
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Bethel Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zions Red Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zions Red Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Red Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zions Red Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Orwigsburg.
- The Zions Red Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Church Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171238 <5>
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Friedens Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shartlesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #342341 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Leesport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <5>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKeansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291893 <5>
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stony Run.
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335558 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Hamburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ededburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Berne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Windsor Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Port Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deer Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Moselem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shartlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dauberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Leesport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rauschs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- McKeansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Kirbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Quaker City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Rene Mont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Landingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- New Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rickenbach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Ontelaunee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Georgetown Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Krumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Stony Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Orwigsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
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 Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Berks 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 #2488540 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488540 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: Berks
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.560525 Lon: -75.982634
- 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 Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |