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:
38.4803, -90.0909
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 Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the east 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Concordia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Evergreen Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
- Old Millstadt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Millstadt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Millstadt Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Lark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lark Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Cemetery
- Kleinschmidt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kleinschmidt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinschmidt Cemetery
- Baltz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baltz Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltz Cemetery
- Freivogel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freivogel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freivogel Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Wilson - Divers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- Booker T Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bohnemeier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bohnemeier Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohnemeier Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
- Stein - Nagel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stein - Nagel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stein - Nagel Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The City Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Saxtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Saxtown Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxtown Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Badgley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Badgley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgley Cemetery
- Old St. Clair County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forever Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107027 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Millstadt
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Imbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Gartside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Falling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Dupo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <6>
- Smithton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swansea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sauget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- French Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Cahokia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Carondelet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- East Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunkum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Carondelet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Ivory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
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 Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Cahokia
- Columbia
- Dupo
- Dupo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dupo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- East Saint Louis
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Millstadt
- Swansea
- Waterloo
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 helpful 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 #426502 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426502 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millstadt
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4803293 Lon: -90.090942
- 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 Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn 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> | 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. |