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A visit to the Saint James Catholic Church 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 Catholic Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery:

46.4164, -95.8211

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. James Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tingvold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tingvold Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingvold Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Swedish Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rindal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Skibvedt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Skibvedt Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skibvedt Cemetery
  • Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maplewood Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314941 <5>
  • Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sverdrup Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sverdrup Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vang Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vang Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
    • Aurdal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Aurdal Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Lake Lida Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Lida Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lida Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Richville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richville Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.

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

  • Maine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Maine is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Amor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Amor is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Edwards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Edwards is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Underwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Battle Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dent is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
  • Richville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ottertail
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clitherall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Erhard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Erhard is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <6>
  • Nirvana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nirvana is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Elizabeth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fergus Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaf City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Leaf City is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Vergas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Vergas is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <6>
    • Pelican Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dalton is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <6>
    • Vining
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vining is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vining <6>
    • Perham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Perham is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
    • Henning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Henning is also located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <6>

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 Catholic Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Battle Lake
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fergus Falls
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Henning
    • Henning lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henning.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • New York Mills
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Underwood
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Catholic Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Catholic Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072678  (Saint James Catholic Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072678 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Phelps
      • Location given for Saint James Catholic Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4163889     Lon: -95.8211111
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. James Catholic Church 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.