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:
45.0658, -96.4242
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 Lac qui Parle County<2>.
The county seat for Lac qui Parle County is located in Madison. Madison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83718 <5>
- Lokken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lokken Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lokken Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Albee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Albee Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee Cemetery
- Recaboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Recaboth Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recaboth Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zoar Luheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- West Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The West Vernon Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Revillo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Revillo Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revillo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Revillo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Revillo (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97451 <5>
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Revillo (SD).
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143080 <5>
- Antelope Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellingham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellingham Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Cemetery
- Frontenac Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Alban Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Alban Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Milbank (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97555 <5>
- Immanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Yellow Bank Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Yellow Bank Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Nassau
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Albee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Albee is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Revillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- LaBolt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Louisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stone City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Strandburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moritz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Correll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Gary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stockholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Twin Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Lac qui Parle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appleton
- Bellingham
- Big Stone City
- Clear Lake
- Dawson
- Gary
- Madison
- Marietta
- Milbank
- Odessa
- Ortonville
- South Shore
- Strandburg
- Twin Brooks
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lac qui Parle 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 #650617 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650617 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: Lac qui Parle
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marietta
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0657977 Lon: -96.4242192
- 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 Lac qui Parle, 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 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. |