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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. James Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. James Cemetery (FG ID #2176736)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the St. James Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TAU.840). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TAU.840'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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:   41.8778°   (41° 52' 40")

Lon:   -71.0266°   (-71° 1' 35")

The St. James Cemetery is located in Bristol County<3>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the west northwest of the St. James Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. James Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. James Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. James Catholic Cemetery

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 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 Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Bristol County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. James Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the St. James Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • East Taunton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Berkley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
    • Raynham Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • Taunton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
      • Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
    • Weir Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
      • Weir Village is located in Bristol County
    • Lakeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • North Lakeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
      • North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • North Dighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
      • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Segreganset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Segreganset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
      • Segreganset is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
    • Middleborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
      • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
    • Namasket Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
      • Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Dighton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
        • Dighton is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
      • Assonet ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
        • Assonet is located in Bristol County
      • West Dighton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
        • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
      • Old Town Landing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
        • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
      • Freetown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
        • Freetown is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
      • East Freetown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
        • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Paper Mill Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
        • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Bridgewater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
      • Somerset
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
        • Somerset is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
      • Elmwood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
      • West Bridgewater
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
        • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
      • Cochesett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochesett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
        • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
      • Steep Brook
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
        • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
      • Braleys
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
        • Braleys is located in Bristol County
      • South Middleboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
        • South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
      • Norton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
        • Norton is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people

    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 Bristol County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Richmond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Raynham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raynham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raynham Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raynham Cemetery
    • Neck of Land Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Strowbridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strowbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strowbridge Cemetery
    • Thompson Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Haskins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <1>
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayflower Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mayflower Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayflower Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Taunton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.853 <2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91219 <1>
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Plain Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blake Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
      • Robbins Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
      • Ward Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Titicut Parish Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Titicut Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Titicut Parish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Middleborough.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Titicut Parish Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252721 <1>
      • Vernon Street Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Westville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Fox Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Old Quaker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
      • Winslow Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • The Winslow Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Winslow Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.802 <2>
      • Richmond Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • McCully Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCully Cemetery
      • Pond Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Central Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Perchade Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perchade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perchade Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perchade Cemetery
      • Purchade Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Great Woods Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Great Woods Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Woods Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Bridgewater.
        • The Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Titicut Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Woods Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252851 <1>
      • South Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Street Cemetery
      • Pine Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Street Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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:

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.8778, Longitude: -71.0266    
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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