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:
43.5347, -93.4180
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 Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brush Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Hill Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hill Cemetery
- North Round Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Shady Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak Cemetery
- South Silver Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rugland Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Towne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Towne Cemetery is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towne Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lime Creek Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Cemetery
- Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Lime Creek Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690479 <5>
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conger Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Memorial Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emmons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Albert Lea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Northwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinje
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Walters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Kiester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kensett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Clarks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Glenville
- Hartland
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Northwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 #650614 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650614 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emmons
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5346778 Lon: -93.4179881
- 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 Freeborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |