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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. 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:

40.1404, -76.8641

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 York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Roof Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roof Memorial Park
  • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Bethel Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Mechanicsburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44795 <5>
  • Myers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
  • Fetrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fetrow Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetrow Cemetery
  • Salem UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lantz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lantz Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
  • Paddletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Paddletown Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddletown Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smoketown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smoketown Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown Cemetery
      • The Smoketown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Goldsboro Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282320 <5>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921632 <5>
    • Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Evangelical Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Evangelical Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Rossville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46283 <5>
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of York Haven.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371932 <5>
    • Midland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Lewisberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Nauvoo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Nauvoo is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Erney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Erney is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
  • Quaker Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quaker Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
  • Franklintown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklintown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Rudytown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rudytown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
  • Valley Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Valley Green is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
  • Redland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Redland Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
  • Lisburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
  • Andersontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Andersontown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
  • Alpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alpine is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Marsh Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marsh Run is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Rossville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rossville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • New Market
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • New Market is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Siddonsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Siddonsburg is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
    • Lower Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • Strinestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Strinestown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
    • Goldsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Highspire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Steelton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Allenview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
    • New Cumberland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dillsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lemoyne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zions View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Zions View is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
    • Camp Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Falmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Royalton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Royalton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Shiremanstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people

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 York 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 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to York 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 #1186060  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186060 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: York
      • Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Steelton
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1403705     Lon: -76.864139
      • 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 York, 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 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.
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