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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.0455°   (41° 2' 43")

Lon:   -87.9765°   (-87° 58' 35")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
    • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
    • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <7>
  • Union Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bradley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <7>
    • Bourbonnais
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
      • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <7>
    • Buckingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <7>
    • Ashkum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
      • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <7>
    • L'Erable
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cabery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <7>
    • Saint Anne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
      • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <7>
    • Sun River Terrace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
      • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
      • 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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #417328 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: West Kankakee
    • County: Kankakee         Elev: 202
    • Location given for GNIS #417328 (Saint James Cemetery)

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. James Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0455, Longitude: -87.9765    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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