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:
36.6871, -82.0371
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the east northeast of the St. John Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shutters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rust Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteaker Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abingdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52634 <5>
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Puckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Ratcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Shutters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutters Cemetery
- Starke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Starke Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Hortenstine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hortenstine Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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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:
- Rust Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Abingdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Watauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
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- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Lowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Burson Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Virginia Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holston Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Alvarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Benhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Drowning Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
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- Lindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
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 Washington 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 visit 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1473749 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473749 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 633 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyndale
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6870546 Lon: -82.0370723
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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 Washington, 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' 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. |
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