Welcome to Saint John ...
Saint John is located in Tooele County<1>.
The location of Saint John has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint John, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
When the people of Saint John refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Saint Johner<3>
A typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John
Saint John is 5,060 feet [1,542 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Saint John is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Saint John lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Saint John lies within the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Saint John ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Saint John - they are located in California, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Missouri (3), New Brunswick, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint John.
Communities near Saint John ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint John.
- Tooele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
- Tooele is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <5>
- Grantsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
- Cedar Fort
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in Tooele County
- Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
- Slagtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
- Slagtown is located in Tooele County
- Former name for Slagtown:
- Martinville
- Slagtown has also been known as:
- Rush Lake
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Batesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Tooele County
- Bauer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Bauer is located in Tooele County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint John. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint John.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint John. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint John.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint John. See our Newspapers Page for Saint John.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint John ...
Looking for more information about Saint John? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint John, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint John.
Adding Saint John to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint John in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint John was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Saint John post office opened in 1872.
We also found Saint John in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint John.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint John. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Saint John refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Saint John may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint John - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |