About Saint Johns Cemetery
Saint Johns Cemetery is an episcopal cemetery near Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia. It lies about 2.7 mi northwest of Richmond. The grounds sit at about 174 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including George Wythe, James McClurg and John Page. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1780463. The nearest other listed cemetery is Franklin Street Burial Grounds, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Walter J Manning Funeral Home in Richmond, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Richmond City, and 65 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Richmond City dates to 1815. 1 of the 18 listings in Richmond City have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Richmond. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Johns Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 physician, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- George Wythe1726-1806First American law professor, a noted classics scholar, a Founding Father of the United States and a Virginia judge
- James McClurg1746-1823American politician
- John Page1743-1808American politician
- Edward Carrington1748-1810American politician
- James Mercer1736-1793American soldier, jurist, and political figure
- James T. Callender1758-1803Scottish pamphleteer and journalist
- William Hodgsondied 1806American painter known as the Payne Limner
- Catharine Grattan Gamble1751-1830
- Robert Gamble1754-1810Richmond, Virginia merchant
- William DuVal1748-1842American lawyer and landowner
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Johns 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
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What Saint Johns 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
- Franklin Street Burial GroundsRichmond, VAJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- M Street CemeteryRichmond, VAMunicipal cemetery0.4 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery1.2 mi
- Oakwood Hebrew CemeteryMontrose, VAJewish cemetery1.3 mi
- Workman's Circle Cemetery of RichmondMontrose, VACemetery1.4 mi
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery2019 Jennie Scher Road, Montrose, VAJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- Congregation Kol Emes Beth Torah CemeteryMontrose, VAChurch cemetery1.5 mi
- Shockoe Hill CemeteryRichmond, VACemetery1.5 mi
- Hebrew CemeteryRichmond, VAJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- Colored Paupers CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Johns Cemetery
- Walter J Manning Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 643-8738
- Chiles Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 649-0377
- Oakwood Monument Company1.2 miMonument dealer · Richmond · (804) 222-6447
- Mimms Funeral Service1.9 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 232-3874
- Southside Cremation Services2.0 miCremation provider · Richmond · (804) 788-4619
- Carlton T Brooks Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 233-8027
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Johns Cemetery a Episcopal cemetery?
Our records list a Episcopal affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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