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:
34.5529, -88.1148
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east of the James Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the James Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Sally Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sally Burns Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Burns Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Grove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Tishomingo (MS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59340 <5>
- Byram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Byram Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Patterson Strickland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Joel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Joel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weatherbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Weatherbee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherbee Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Cedar Creek / White Oak Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Pleasant Site
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Red Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Burntout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Denton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Tishomingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Paden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Oldham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Bounds Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- New Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Red Bay
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Franklin 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 #120804 (James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120804 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Site
- Location given for James Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5528733 Lon: -88.1147633
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |