A visit to the James Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Cemetery:
31.7582, -88.0331
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the James Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ulcanush Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulcanush Cemetery
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coffeeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Cemetery
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Bell Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Brewer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Brewer Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Overstreet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Overstreet Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overstreet Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Huggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Huggins Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins Cemetery
- West Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coffeeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Salitpa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Bladon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Zimco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Winn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Womack Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Bigbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Toddtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cullomburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Saint Stephen's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stave Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Grove Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Souwilpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Bolinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Gilbertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladon Springs
- Grove Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 James Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 James Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163607 (James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163607 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coffeeville
- Location given for James Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7582133 Lon: -88.0330627
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- James Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |