St. John, Florida

St.John and Robertsville are two unincorporated communities in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. They are located near the intersection of Old Philadelphia Road and Old Bainbridge Road. Unlike some people think, the communities are not a part of the Mount Pleasant area. They recently had a zipcode change which split the community into two zip codes, however the community considers itself a part of Quincy. They are approximately 5 miles outside of the city limits of Quincy, Florida. St. John borders the city of Gretna and the Robertsville community borders the Georgia state line, Attapulgus, Georgia, Faceville, Georgia and Chattahoochee, Florida. These two communities are usually spoken of and thought of together although they are separate and distinct. St.John is known for its former school, St.John's elementary school, the St.John/Robertsville park, the St.John volunteer fire department and most recently the St.John Church of God in Christ,. The church has been a staple in the community for over 50 years but is noted because of its new building on Old Philadelphia highway. The church was featured in the local newspaper The Gadsden County Times, because of its expansion. The church was also granted St. John Church of God in Christ day in May 2010 by then commission chair Angela Sapp. The church has launched many Christian leaders over the years. These achievements have made St.John Church of God In Christ #86 among the top 1000 black (African-American) churches. Other churches in the area include the St. John AME church. St. John AME has been a staple nearly 100 years. It has a cemetery within the community. It is also known for the McCloud’s Assisted Living Facility, which was the oldest assisted living facility in Quincy, Florida until it closed in 2006 due to health concerns of the administrator. The community has also gained notoriety for the Florida A&M research center. The center helps farmers start their own companies and hosts a farm within the community that it opens to the public during certain times of the year. It is sponsored by Tallahassee's Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The community is proud of its growth and achievements. St. John shares its facilities with Robertsville (its closest neighbor) and other communities in Gadsden County. It also borders the city of Gretna, Florida. The communities associate themselves with the city of Quincy as their city.
Geography
St.John is located at (30.65722, -84.69111).
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Government and infrastructure
The Robertsville-St. Johns Volunteer Fire Department operates one fire station.
Education
The district operated St. John Elementary School until it closed in July 2017. The former school's slogan was soaring to success and the mascot, previously a red devil was changed to a rocket, because of the mascot controversy against mascots that implied negativity. The school and district agreed to change the mascot of St. John Elementary(from a devil to a rocket) and George W. Munroe elementary(from a pirate to a parrot). They decided to continue to allow the other schools at that time to maintain their original mascots. The school colors were red and white and the school had a B grade. The district chose to close St. John because of the small population. The district moved the students of St. John Elementary along with the students of Gretna Elementary to George Munroe elementary, some 5 miles away. The citizens spoke out against this but the district assured them it would save money and be better for the students to be with a larger population. So far since the merger George munroe has went from an F school in 2017 to an A school in 2018. No other schools are in the St. John community.

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