A visit to the Saint James Association 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 Association Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Association Cemetery:
38.8698, -89.9562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Association Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. James Association Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the south of the St. James Association Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Association Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. James Association Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Association Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eberhart Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paddock - Flagg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Paddock - Flagg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock - Flagg Cemetery
- The Paddock - Flagg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paddock Cemetery
- Paddock Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107388 <5>
- Springley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Boniface Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Edwardsville.
- The St. Boniface Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107845 <5>
- Quercus Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. John UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John UCC Cemetery
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pruett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lusk Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lusk Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Family Cemetery
- Wolf Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Family Cemetery
- Hamilton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Belk Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Bethalto.
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens / Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968588 <5>
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Immanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamel Immanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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]<3> of the St. James Association Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Association Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fruit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Moro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethalto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Poag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Hamel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prairietown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Cottage Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Wood River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- East Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alhambra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Association Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Association Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. James Association Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Bunker Hill
- Edwardsville
- Wood River
- Worden
- Worden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. James Association Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Worden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
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 Association Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Association Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417327 (Saint James Association Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417327 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edwardsville
- Location given for Saint James Association Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8697693 Lon: -89.9562129
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. James Association 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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