Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Saint John (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint John. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Saint John ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint John. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint John.
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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Saint John is located in Tooele County.
To see how the shape of Utah's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tooele County: Elko (NV), White Pine (NV), Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Saint John. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint John:
- Tooele County (The home county of Saint John)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Rush Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clover is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Former names for Clover:
- Johnson
- Johnson's Settlement
- Shambip
- Slagtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slagtown is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
- Former name for Slagtown:
- Martinville
- Slagtown has also been known as:
- Rush Lake
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gisborn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gisborn is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- La Cigale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Cigale is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
- La Cigale has also been known as:
- Cigale
- West Dip ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Dip is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
- West Dip has also been known as:
- West Mercur
- Bauer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bauer is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Terra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Terra is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra
- Juab County
- Boulter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boulter is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Highland Boy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Boy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Boy
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Former name for Copperfield:
- Upper Bingham
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Lark ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lark is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Copperton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
- Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Herriman
- Herriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bacchus ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bacchus is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Lane Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Riverton Majestic Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Copper City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Utah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Manning ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Cedar Fort
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
- Eagle Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saratoga Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mosida ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosida is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint John, see our County-by-County Page for Saint John.
Cemeteries Near Saint John ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint John.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint John - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint John covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Ophir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ophir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ophir Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Stockton.
- The Ophir Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ophir New Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109329 <2>
- Stockton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mercur Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Faust Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- The Faust Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Faust Ranch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109326 <2>
- Tooele's First Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tooele City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsville City Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vernon Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77486 <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cedar Fort Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camp Floyd Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint John had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
- Rush Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mercur is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Tooele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Fort
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Erda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mills Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
- Former names for Mills Junction:
- Milltown
- Millvale
- Milton
- Richville
- Herriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint John. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint John.
Newspapers Published in Saint John ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint John.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint John, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint John.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint John:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Tooele County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Juab County
- Salt Lake County
- Utah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Saint John) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |