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A visit to the Saint James Lutheran Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.3535°   (44° 21' 12")

Lon:   -92.4490°   (-92° 26' 56")

The St. James Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wabasha County<1>.

The county seat for Wabasha County is located in Wabasha. Wabasha lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. James Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Chester 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Black Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • Bear Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Valley Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • English Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The English Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Old German Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old German Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old German Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old German Evangelical Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Belvidere Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Grace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
    • Mazeppa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
    • Jacksonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
    • Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
    • Zumbrota East Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zumbrota East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zumbrota East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zumbrota East Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
    • Gilbert Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Valley Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
    • Corles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corles Cemetery is located in Goodhue County

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]<2> of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery.

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

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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wabasha County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Goodhue
    • Goodhue lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goodhue.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
  • Lake City
  • Maiden Rock
  • Mazeppa
  • Oronoco
    • Oronoco lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oronoco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Pepin
    • Pepin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pepin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
  • Pine Island
  • Red Wing
    • Red Wing lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. James Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Red Wing.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Wanamingo
  • Zumbro Falls
  • Zumbrota

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 Lutheran Cemetery:

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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #641149  (Chester Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #641149 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Zumbro Falls
    • County: Wabasha         Elev: 321
    • Location given for GNIS #641149 (Chester Cemetery)

The official website for Wabasha County: www.co.wabasha.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Wabasha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3535, Longitude: -92.4490    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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