A visit to the 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 St. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
38.0804, -78.2761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Johns Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Knights Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Free Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
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- South Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Plains Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Magruder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cobham
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Rosena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barboursville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Shadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Medlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Burnley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Eastham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Green Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hollymead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Charlottesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Simeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Trevilians
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Advance Mills Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Commonwealth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675374 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675374 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keswick
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.080415 Lon: -78.2761168
- 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 Albemarle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |
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