A visit to the Saint James Graveyard ...
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 Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Graveyard:
39.6915, -77.6225
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the west southwest of the St. James Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. James Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Millers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
- Beards Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- Welty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Welty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welty Cemetery
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Shiloh Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smithsburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Smithsburg.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-IV-118 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81643 <6>
- Trinity Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Graveyard
- St. Pauls Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Graveyard
- Stouffers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stouffers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouffers Cemetery
- Ringgold Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ringgold Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold Graveyard
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The State Line UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line UMC Cemetery
- The State Line UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991370 <6>
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Harbaugh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Leitersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Hill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Chewsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Greenvale Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Cavetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wingerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Robinwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Long Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waynecastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zullinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Pondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Rouzerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
- Woodcrest Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Mount Aetna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pen Mar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Pen Mar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Maugansville
(6 miles [9.7 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 Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hagerstown
- Smithsburg
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713970 (Saint James Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713970 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithsburg
- Location given for Saint James Graveyard:
- Lat: 39.6914842 Lon: -77.6224916
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Washington, 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' (or 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- St. James Graveyard) 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |