Welcome to Saint James ...
Saint James is located in Stone County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint James, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
A typical abbreviation for Saint James: St. James
Saint James is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Saint James lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Saint James: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Saint James ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Saint James - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint James.
Communities near Saint James ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint James.
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <5>
- Southside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Mountain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
- Melbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <5>
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Fifty-Six
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty-Six
- Fifty-Six is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty-Six <5>
- Guion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint James. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint James.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint James. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint James.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint James. See our Newspapers Page for Saint James.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint James ...
Looking for more information about Saint James? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint James, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint James.
Adding Saint James to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint James in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint James was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Saint James post office opened in 1883.
We also found Saint James in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint James.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint James. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint James - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint James area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Saint James area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |