A visit to the Saint 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 St. James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Cemetery:
41.9014, -90.8682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. James Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the east 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Massillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Massillon Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon Cemetery
- The Massillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massillon Center Cemetery
- Lowden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowden Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Elliott Parr Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliott Parr Grave is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Parr Grave
- Van Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- Rustic Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rustic Park Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Park Cemetery
- Lost Nation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lost Nation Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
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- Brink Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homigrahusen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Homigrahusen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homigrahusen Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- Smithtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smithtown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithtown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lost Nation.
- The Smithtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smithtown Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #786005 <5>
- Mayflower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Oxford Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kuebler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kuebler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuebler Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lost Nation.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94582 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toronto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lowden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Lost Nation
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Calamus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Oxford Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Big Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- New Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Grand Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Hale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- North Welton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Stanwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maquoketa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olin
(15 miles [24.1 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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennett
- Clarence
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Lowden
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Olin
- Olin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Stanwood
- Wheatland
- Wyoming
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 either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460986 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460986 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lost Nation
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9014103 Lon: -90.8682015
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Clinton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |
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