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:
38.9496, -78.4611
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 Shenandoah County<2>.
The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies just to the south southwest of the St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Valley Pike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Valley Pike Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pike Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sunset View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Massanutten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Massanutten Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massanutten Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodstock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #286084 <5>
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Patmos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Munch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Munch Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munch Cemetery
- Dry Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dry Run Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Run Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Seven Fountains
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #946395 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Maurertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toms Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Zepp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Seven Fountains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Waterlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Columbia Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Overall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wardensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Mountain Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Rileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Viscose City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
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 Shenandoah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburg
- Strasburg
- Wardensville
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Shenandoah 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 #1673906 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673906 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: Shenandoah
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toms Brook
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9495542 Lon: -78.4611193
- 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 Shenandoah, 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. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |