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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:

47.5739, -100.1915

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 Sheridan County<2>.

The county seat for Sheridan County is located in McClusky. McClusky lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Goodrich.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101919 <5>
  • St. Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goodrich Adventist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodrich Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Valley Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lincoln Valley Baptist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Valley Baptist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Valley Baptist Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of McClusky.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962716 <5>
  • Advent Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Advent Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Cemetery
  • Denhoff Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Denhoff Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhoff Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Denhoff.
    • The Denhoff Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Denhoff Cemetery
    • St. Urban Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101854 <5>
  • Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Denhoff.
    • The Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Denhoff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226782 <5>
  • Goodrich Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of McClusky.
    • The Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lincoln Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227050 <5>
  • Lincoln Valley Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Eisenbeisz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Eisenbeisz Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eisenbeisz Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eisenbeisz Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Martin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226056 <5>
    • Denhoff Adventist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Denhoff Adventist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhoff Adventist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Adventist Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Denhoff.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101853 <5>
    • First German Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Berlin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
      • The West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Scandia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102718 <5>
    • Cheyenne River Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westheim Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McClusky City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 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:

  • Denhoff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodrich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McClusky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurdsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Harvey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chaseley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Anamoose
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bowdon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Mercer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Selz
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Selz is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Kief
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Drake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fessenden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Butte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Butte is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Funston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Funston is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston

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 Sheridan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Sheridan 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 #1031139  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031139 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: Sheridan
      • Est. Elev: 559 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mertz Slough
      • Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5738854     Lon: -100.1915162
      • 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 Sheridan, 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.
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