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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:

45.9878, -99.2526

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 McIntosh County<2>.

The county seat for McIntosh County is located in Ashley. Ashley lies just to the west northwest 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 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Jewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jewell Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
  • Johannasthal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Johannasthal Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannasthal Cemetery
    • The Johannasthal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Johannestal Cemetery
  • Peace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Ashley.
    • The Peace Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Friedens Congregational Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101953 <5>
  • Ashley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ashley Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
  • Emmans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emmans Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmans Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Hoffnungs German Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bertsch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bertsch Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertsch Cemetery
  • Beth Itzchock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beth Itzchock Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Itzchock Cemetery
    • The Beth Itzchock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery
    • Ashley Jewish Pioneers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101720 <5>
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • St. Lucas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Ehpresman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ehpresman Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehpresman Cemetery
    • Hoskins Community Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Johannestal Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Johannestal Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannestal Cemetery
    • Gienger Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gienger Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gienger Cemetery
    • Glueckstahl Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Glueckstahl Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glueckstahl Cemetery
    • Saron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Long Lake (SD).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97670 <5>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Cemetery of Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Cemetery of Salem is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery of Salem

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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:

  • Ashley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Venturia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lehr
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Forbes
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
  • Leola
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Leola is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <6>
  • Wishek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Fredonia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Hillsview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsview is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Kulm
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <6>
  • Artas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Artas is located in Campbell County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Merricourt
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • Zeeland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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 McIntosh County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashley
    • Ashley lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. James Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Eureka
  • Forbes
  • Kulm
    • Kulm lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. James Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kulm.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
  • Leola
    • Leola lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. James Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leola.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
  • Merricourt
  • Wishek

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 either 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 North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McIntosh 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 #1035538  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1035538 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: McIntosh
      • Est. Elev: 611 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Schumacher Lake NE
      • Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9877509     Lon: -99.2526134
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including McIntosh, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.