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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. James Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. James Cemetery (FG ID #46037)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the St. James Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Cemetery

Lat:   40.5449°   (40° 32' 41")

Lon:   -80.1530°   (-80° 9' 10")

The cemetery is located in Allegheny County<3>.

As an estimate, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Sewickley.

The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of the St. James Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. James Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Allegheny County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. James Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the St. James Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sewickley Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewickley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
      • Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Sewickley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Borough of Glen Osborne
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Glen Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
      • Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Osborne
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Allegheny County
    • Coraopolis
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Haysville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Glenfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Sewickley Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewickley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
      • Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Edgeworth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
    • Emsworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emsworth
      • Emsworth is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emsworth <5>
    • Bell Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
      • Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
    • Leetsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsdale
      • Leetsdale is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leetsdale <5>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Ben Avon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
        • Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
      • Ben Avon Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
        • Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Franklin Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
        • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
      • Duff City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
        • Duff City is located in Allegheny County
      • Ambridge
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
        • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <5>
      • South Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
        • South Heights is located in Beaver County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
      • Avalon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
        • Avalon is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
      • Ingomar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moon Run
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
        • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
      • McKees Rocks
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellevue
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
        • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
      • West View
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
        • West View is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <5>
      • Gringo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
        • Gringo is located in Beaver County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegheny County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Glenfield.
      • The St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363690 <1>
    • Coraopolis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Felician Sisters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felician Sisters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Felician Sisters Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felician Sisters Cemetery
    • Economy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Piskover Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piskover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piskover Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piskover Cemetery
    • Tree of Life Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elijah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elijah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elijah Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elijah Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • St. Marys Greek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Greek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Greek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Greek Cemetery
      • St. Marks Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Polish Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Polish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Veazey Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veazey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Veazey Cemetery is located in Beaver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veazey Cemetery
      • New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Beaver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
      • Rosedale Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
      • Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Alexander Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Alexander Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alexander Cemetery
      • Nazereth Convent Sisters Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. James Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1186006  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1186006 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ambridge
      • County: Allegheny         Elev: 358
      • Location given for GNIS #1186006 (Saint James Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #46037

    The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. James Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5449, Longitude: -80.1530    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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