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:
40.8790, -76.6813
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 Northumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Northumberland County is located in Sunbury. Sunbury lies just to the west 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Kase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury Cemetery
- The Sunbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penn's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590128 <5>
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #975040 <5>
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- West Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sharp Ridge Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ridge Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brights Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snydertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Keefers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Reed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Augustaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Farnsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Trevorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Elysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shamokin Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mile Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Kulpmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Hummels Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Asherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Bear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Marshallton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Bear Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Potts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Danville
- Kulpmont
- Northumberland
- Shamokin
- Sunbury
- Trevorton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Northumberland 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 #1186072 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186072 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: Northumberland
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riverside
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8789746 Lon: -76.6813496
- 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 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- 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. |