A visit to the Old Saint Johns 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 Old St. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Johns Cemetery:
37.6893, -76.3849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
. Lancaster lies just to the northwest of the Old St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Old St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Irvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- White Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- White Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- Claybrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Morattico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morattico Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morattico Cemetery
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willie Chapel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Chapel Cemetery
- Beane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrotoman Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower UMC Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152384 <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] of the Old St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kilmarnock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Irvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynhams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Weems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Millenbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Lankford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Remo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Griffins Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Locust Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Urbanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stingray Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Fleeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Alfonso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Monaskon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
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 Old St. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irvington
- Kilmarnock
- Urbanna
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 websites either 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 Old St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Old St. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471870 (Old Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471870 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for Old Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6893026 Lon: -76.3849468
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old St. Johns 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |