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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:

30.0141, -95.7133

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 Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Fritsche Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Fritsche Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritsche Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Sander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sander Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Muller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Muller Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muller Cemetery
  • Roeder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Roeder Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeder Cemetery
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
  • Knigge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Knigge Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knigge Cemetery
  • Dowdell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dowdell Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdell Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rose Hill Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6657 <5>
  • Pillot Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pillot Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillot Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Hegar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hegar Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegar Cemetery
    • Perry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Juergens - Martens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Juergens - Martens Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juergens - Martens Cemetery
      • The Juergens - Martens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Juergens Cemetery
      • Martens Cemetery
      • Martens Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350054 <5>
    • Decker Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Decker Prairie Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie Cemetery
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Decker Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Decker Prairie Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie Cemetery
    • Springer Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Springer Macedonia Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Macedonia Cemetery
      • The Springer Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Macedonia Cemetery
    • McDougle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The McDougle Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
    • Hufsmith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hufsmith Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith Cemetery
      • The Hufsmith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hufsmith - McCall Cemetery
      • McCall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5097 <5>
    • Corgey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Corgey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corgey Cemetery
    • Goodson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Pinehurst.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3855 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Cypress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Westbourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Westbourne is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
  • Hockley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Middlegate Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
  • Northmead Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northmead Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
  • Tomball
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stagecoach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Settlers Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
  • Highland Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Copperfield Southcreek Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Somerall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Somerall is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
  • Southdown Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Southdown Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodedge Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Deco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pinewood Place
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Hufsmith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Westfield Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Westfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
    • Jersey Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Klein
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deerfield Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
    • Pine Forest Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
    • Bear Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Concord Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
    • Greenwood Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest

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. The following communities are located in Harris 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris 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 #1345925  (Saint John Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345925 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: Harris
      • Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
      • Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.01411     Lon: -95.7132802
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Harris, 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 drawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.