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:
33.6121, -90.6098
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 Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Lehrton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton Cemetery
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moorehouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehouse Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <5>
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Roundaway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Doddsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Faisonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Choctaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moorhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Heathman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Baird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Renova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Helm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Schlater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Napanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Longshot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
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 Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Drew
- Drew lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Indianola
- McNutt
- Ruleville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 #677023 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677023 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunflower
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6120603 Lon: -90.6098137
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
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