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A visit to the Saint John 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John Cemetery (FG ID #18093)

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. John Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery

Lat:   36.5925°   (36° 35' 33")

Lon:   -85.3046°   (-85° 18' 16")

The St. John Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. John Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. John Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. John Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Lilly Dale Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Willow Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Cumberland County (KY)
  • Long Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chowning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Canners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canners Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Government Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Government Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Government Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Government Cemetery is located in Pickett County
  • Amonette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amonette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amonette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amonette Cemetery is located in Pickett County
  • Rayburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rayburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rayburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Pickett County
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.

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

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John 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. John 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. John Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1300442  (Saint John Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1300442 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: Dale Hollow Reservoir SE
    • County: Clay         Elev: 275
    • Location given for GNIS #1300442 (Saint John Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #18093

The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5925, Longitude: -85.3046    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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