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:
42.0089, -93.3102
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 Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just to the west 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Run Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nevada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Nicholls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sparrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Cemetery
- Knoll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Knoll Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Brubaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brubaker Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Wilkey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wilkey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkey Cemetery
- Sacred Hearts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Hearts Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Hearts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Colo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fernald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Iowa Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Collins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- State Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Shipley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Clemons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Zearing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- McCallsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Melbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- State Center Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- LaMoille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
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 Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Baxter
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Marietta
- McCallsburg
- Melbourne
- Nevada
- Roland
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
- Zearing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 #460987 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460987 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colo
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0088765 Lon: -93.310207
- 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 Story, 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 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. |