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A visit to the Saint James Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Catholic Cemetery:

41.4889, -87.5762

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. James Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north of the St. James Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. James Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
    • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104564 <5>
  • Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Beebe's Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beebe's Grove Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beebe's Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Crete.
    • The Beebe's Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288139 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Steger.
    • The Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105615 <5>
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located in Crete.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104490 <5>
  • Crete Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crete Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crete Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Crete.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335374 <5>
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Crete.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108588 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Crete.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1306449 <5>
    • Mt. Forest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Forest Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Forest Cemetery
    • Homewood Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Homewood Memorial Gardens is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Memorial Gardens
      • The Homewood Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106233 <5>
    • Washington Memory Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Eagle Lake Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Lake Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Beecher.
      • The Eagle Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Cemetery
      • St. John Lutheran Church North Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105482 <5>
    • First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sauk Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ford Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
  • Lynwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Steger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chicago Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Chicago Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Crete
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
  • Munster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lansing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Park Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Thornton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint John
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Schererville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Homewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flossmoor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olympia Fields
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Richton Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • University Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodenow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodenow is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
    • Highland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hazel Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
    • Hammond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
    • Globe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Globe is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe

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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook 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 Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #417329  (Saint James Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417329 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dyer
      • Location given for Saint James Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.488924     Lon: -87.5761528
      • 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 Cook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. James Catholic 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.