About Saint John's Cemetery
Saint John's Cemetery is a cemetery near Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. It lies about 1.2 mi east of Pensacola. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Edward A. Perry, Samuel Gibbs French and Emmett Wilson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 290210. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is West Florida Funeral Home in Pensacola, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in Escambia County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pensacola. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint John's Cemetery
Among them: 3 Civil War veterans, 2 Mexican-American War veterans, 2 US representatives, 1 governor.
- Edward A. Perry1831-1889Confederate Army general, lawyer and judge (1831-1889); Governor of Florida 1885-1889
- Samuel Gibbs French1818-1910Confederate Army general
- Emmett Wilson1882-1918American politician
- Augustus Maxwell1820-1903American politician
- William Miller1820-1909American soldier, attorney, timberman, and Florida politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint John's Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
30.41603, -87.23525
What Saint John's Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Joseph's Catholic CemeteryPensacola, FLCatholic cemetery0.4 mi
- Congregation Beth-El CemeteryPensacola, FLJewish cemetery0.6 mi
- B'nai Israel CemeteryPensacola, FLJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- A.M. E. Zion Church Cemetery1110 North A Street, Pensacola, FLMethodist cemetery0.8 mi
- Magnolia CemeteryPensacola, FLCemetery0.8 mi
- First United Methodist Church ColumbariumPensacola, FLMethodist cemetery1.2 mi
- First Presbyterian Church ColumbariumPensacola, FLPresbyterian cemetery1.2 mi
- Englewood Baptist Church CemeteryGoulding, FLBaptist cemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeteryPensacola, FLCemetery1.5 mi
- Mount Zion Historical CemeteryGoulding, FLCemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Saint John's Cemetery
- West Florida Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Pensacola · (850) 502-8490
- Joe Morris & Son Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Pensacola · (850) 432-3436
- Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home, Llc1.0 miFuneral home · Pensacola · (850) 432-6534
- Headstone1.7 miMonument dealer · Pensacola · (844) 464-3786
- Pensacola Monuments and Headstones2.4 miMonument dealer · Pensacola · (850) 456-5800
- Oak Lawn Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Pensacola · (850) 453-2321
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