A visit to the Saint James Cemetery ...
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 #36749).
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 St. James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Cemetery:
31.7791, -85.1033
The St. James Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Fort Gaines. Fort Gaines lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. James Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Methvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Methvin Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methvin Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- New Lowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Lowell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lowell Cemetery
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Shady Grove AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Judson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shorter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Old Pataula Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Pataula Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pataula Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freemount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Screamer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eufaula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bakerhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Gaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Graball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 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 St. James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Cuthbert
- Eufaula
- Fort Gaines
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 St. James Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 St. James Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #36749
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #322071 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #322071 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hatcher
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7787743 Lon: -85.1035414
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. 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. |