A visit to the Saint John 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. John Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery:
35.4398, -89.2867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the St. John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Dancyville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dancyville Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Dancyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dancyville Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Scratchunder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scratchunder Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratchunder Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chote Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chote Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chote Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sammons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sammons Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Dancyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Ko Ko
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Eurekaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Fayette Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Hillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keeling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Allens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Braden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Haywood 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 first visit 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. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319008 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319008 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dancyville
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4398036 Lon: -89.2867359
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Haywood, 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 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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