A visit to the Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery (FG ID #750109).
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. John's Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
39.7439, -77.1034
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Littlestown.
The cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Road Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Littlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Fairground Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Tyrone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bandanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frizzellburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Manheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunterstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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. John's Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gettysburg
- Hanover
- New Oxford
- Taneytown
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Adams 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. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #750109
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, 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 from Point A (ie- St. John's Lutheran 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |