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:
34.1968, -82.6140
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 Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Daniels Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Lowndesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69864 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Old Rocky River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Old McCalla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old McCalla Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McCalla Cemetery
- Rocky River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Cemetery
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Chapel Cemetery
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- Harpers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harpers Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Rocky River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Cemetery
- Cross Roads Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gods Acre Cemetery
- Leverett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Leverett Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Antreville.
- The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Mountain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70540 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Lowndesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lake Secession
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Calhoun Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <7>
- Antreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Level Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Starr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abbeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Deans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Due West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Willington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Holland Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Cana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Donalds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dewy Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
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 Abbeville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Calhoun Falls
- Donalds
- Due West
- Elberton
- Lowndesville
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:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Abbeville 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 #1226139 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226139 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: Abbeville
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latimer
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1967777 Lon: -82.6140196
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Abbeville, 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 things 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |