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:
31.3894, -94.3075
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 San Augustine County<2>.
The county seat for San Augustine County is located in San Augustine. San Augustine lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. John Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Miley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Cemetery
- Sowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sowell Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowell Cemetery
- Broaddus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Broaddus Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Nath Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nath Beck Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nath Beck Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maryland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maryland Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Harvy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Harvy Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvy Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Woolam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woolam Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolam Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Broaddus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chireno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Etoile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Ora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Zana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Maxey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Attoyac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Thomas Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Rebecca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- San Augustine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Dunagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Rocky Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zavalla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bronson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Platt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swift
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
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 San Augustine 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 San Augustine 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 #2099584 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2099584 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: San Augustine
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chireno South
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3894 Lon: -94.3075
- 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 San Augustine, 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. 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. |