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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:   40.1404°   (40° 8' 25")

Lon:   -76.8641°   (-76° 51' 50")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roof Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roof Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
  • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    • The Fairview Bethel Cemetery is located in York County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in York County
  • Fetrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fetrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fetrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fetrow Cemetery is located in York County
  • Salem UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lantz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lantz Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Paddletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paddletown Cemetery
    • The Paddletown Cemetery is located in York County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44854 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in York County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Smoketown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoketown Cemetery
      • The Smoketown Cemetery is located in York County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in York County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Green Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rolling Green Memorial Gardens is located in Cumberland County
    • Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in York County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in York County
      • 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 east of York Haven.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371932 <5>
    • Midland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Falmouth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Baldwin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
      • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44341 <5>
    • William Howard Day Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Howard Day Cemetery
      • The William Howard Day Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the William Howard Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
      • The William Howard Day Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Day Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44666 <5>
    • Dauphin County Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Nauvoo is located in York County
  • Erney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
    • Erney is located in York County
  • Quaker Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Quaker Village is located in York County
  • Franklintown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
    • Franklintown is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Rudytown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
    • Rudytown is located in York County
  • Valley Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • Valley Green is located in York County
  • Redland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
    • Redland Village is located in York County
  • Lisburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
    • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
  • Andersontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersontown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Andersontown is located in York County
  • Alpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in York County
  • Marsh Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Marsh Run is located in York County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Siddonsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
      • Siddonsburg is located in York County
    • Lower Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Strinestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
      • Strinestown is located in York County
    • Goldsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Highspire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highspire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
      • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <6>
    • Steelton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Cumberland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
      • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <6>
    • Allenview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
    • Dillsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
      • Dillsburg is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <6>
    • Lemoyne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <6>
    • Wellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <6>
    • Zions View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zions View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
      • Zions View is located in York County
    • Camp Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Falmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
    • Royalton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Shiremanstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • 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 either 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 #1186060  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1186060 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: Steelton
    • County: York         Elev: 136
    • Location given for GNIS #1186060 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

The official website for York County: www.york-county.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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 40.1404, Longitude: -76.8641       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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