Welcome to Saint John ...
Saint John is located in Calumet County<1>.
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<2>
A typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John
Saint John is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Saint John lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Saint John: 920 & 274<4>
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, Utah and Washington (2).
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.
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oshkosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neenah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fox Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Menasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Kaukauna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Calumet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint John - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint John area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Saint John area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |