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:
42.4592, -89.7007
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 Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Basswood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shippy Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Silent Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orangeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oneco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
- Rock Lily Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Lily Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lily Cemetery
- The Rock Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443154 <5>
- Cedarville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saucerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Saucerman Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucerman Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Grisby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
- Afolkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McConnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Orangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oneco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Afolkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eleroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Twin Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Browntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- South Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Warren
(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 Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Davis
- Freeport
- Lena
- Lena lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Monroe
- Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Rock City
- South Wayne
- Warren
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stephenson 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 #417331 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417331 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orangeville
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4591787 Lon: -89.7006746
- 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 Stephenson, 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 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'. |
| <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. |