Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Saint James (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint James. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Saint James ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint James: St. James
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint James. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint James.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Saint James is located in Gibson County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gibson County: Wabash (IL), White (IL), Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Saint James. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint James:
- Gibson County (The home county of Saint James)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Haubstadt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mounts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Decker
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Beal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Willis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Spurgeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Stendal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Winslow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Alford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Velpen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Whiteoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Cynthiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Poseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Oliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Barrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Caborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Hatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pigeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gentryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Stacer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Daylight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Melody Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Kasson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smythe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Wheatonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baugh City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Lynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Graham Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Browns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (IL)
- Saint Francisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Keensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Grayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Phillipstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maunie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baskett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Carlinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Smith Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Corydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint James, see our County-by-County Page for Saint James.
Cemeteries Near Saint James ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint James.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint James - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint James covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Marchand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Withrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stunkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nobles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint James had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Haubstadt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stacer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- McGary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGary is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGary
- Earle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Elberfeld
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mounts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cynthiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- McCutchanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint James. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint James.
Newspapers Published in Saint James ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint James.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint James, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint James.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint James:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Lawrence County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint James, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Saint James) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |