A short history of St John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va. _St. John's Episcopal Church - Richmond, Virginia--_ (http://www.historicstjohnschurch.org/pages/history.htm#toppage) The cemetery that surrounds St. John's belongs to the city. It was the only public cemetery in Richmond for a time. The next cemetery was Shockoe and the next was Oakwood. Hope this helps. C. Terry