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:
41.0455, -87.9765
The St. James Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies just to the northeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the St. James Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milk's Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Milk's Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk's Grove Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Chebanse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sammons Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Goodrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herscher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kankakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbonnais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashkum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- L'Erable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cabery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Anne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sun River Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Papineau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reddick
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashkum
- Chebanse
- Herscher
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Martinton
- Reddick
- Saint Anne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 #417328 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417328 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Kankakee
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0455878 Lon: -87.9767107
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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