A visit to the Saint James Catholic 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Catholic Cemetery:
37.9414, -90.7815
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. James Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies just to the southwest of the St. James Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. James Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Redbud Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- McGready Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boas Cemetery
- Bates Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potosi.
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30522 <5>
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Aquilla Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aquilla Cole Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cole Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Joachim Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #3
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- Furnace Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Furnace Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek Cemetery
- Jarvis Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jarvis Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potosi
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mineral Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- French Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Cadet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Theabeau Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Aptus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Tiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Settletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Belgrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Leadwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Sunlight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bonne Terre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Horton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Bismarck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
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 Cemetery. 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 Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Caledonia
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Elvins lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. James Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elvins.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Flat River
- Leadwood
- Potosi
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1764997 (Saint James Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1764997 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: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potosi
- Location given for Saint James Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9414382 Lon: -90.7815197
- 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 Missouri'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 '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 Catholic 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. |