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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. 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. Johns Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   40.7240°   (40° 43' 26")

Lon:   -76.7908°   (-76° 47' 26")

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Northumberland County is located in Sunbury. Sunbury lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.

  • Herndon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • The Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Lutheran Cemetery
    • Selinsgrove Old Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138562 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
  • Gods Missionary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gods Missionary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gods Missionary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gods Missionary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
  • Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Row's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Salem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989226 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Snyder County
  • Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
    • The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gratz Union Cemetery
    • Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <5>
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • Sunbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunbury Cemetery
    • The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • The Sunbury Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Penn's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590128 <5>
  • Orchard Hills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Hills Cemetery
    • The Orchard Hills Cemetery is located in Snyder County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • West Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Side Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Summit Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Aline UMC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aline UMC Cemetery
      • The Aline UMC Cemetery is located in Snyder County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Aline UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Aline
      • The Aline UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133768 <5>
    • Northumberland Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomfret Manor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomfret Manor Cemetery
      • The Pomfret Manor Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
      • The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pompret Manor Cemetery
    • Globe Mills Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Globe Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Globe Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Globe Mills Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Rickard Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickard Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickard Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rickard Memorial Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Herndon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <6>
  • Mandata
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
    • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
  • Dundore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
    • Dundore is located in Snyder County
  • Port Trevorton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Asherton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
    • Asherton is located in Northumberland County
  • Pillow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
    • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <6>
  • Selinsgrove Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selinsgrove Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
    • Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
  • Mile Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
    • Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Klingerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
    • Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <6>
  • Augustaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
    • Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
  • Selinsgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <6>
  • McKees Half Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
    • McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hummels Wharf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <6>
    • Erdman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
    • Trevorton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
      • Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <6>
    • Farnsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
      • Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
    • Shamokin Dam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hoffer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
    • Berrysburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gratz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leck Kill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
    • Freeburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Pallas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
      • Pallas is located in Snyder County
    • Malta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
    • Rough and Ready
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
      • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
    • Sunbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <6>

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 Northumberland 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 professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1186068  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1186068 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pillow
    • County: Northumberland         Elev: 171
    • Location given for GNIS #1186068 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Northumberland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Johns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7240, Longitude: -76.7908       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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