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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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.3685°   (46° 22' 6")

Lon:   -100.5874°   (-100° 35' 14")

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

The county seat for Sioux County is located in Fort Yates. Fort Yates lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south of the St. James Cemetery .

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 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 Sioux County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. James Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the St. James Cemetery.

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

    • Cannon Ball
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Ball
      • Cannon Ball is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Ball <4>
    • Livona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
      • Livona is located in Emmons County
    • Fort Rice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
      • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
    • Solen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solen
      • Solen is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solen <4>
    • Hazelton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <4>
    • Huff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Morton County
    • Linton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <4>
    • Fort Yates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
      • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <4>
    • Saint Anthony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Moffit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Porcupine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Strasburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Shields
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Burleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
      • Selfridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfridge
        • Selfridge is located in Sioux County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selfridge <4>
      • Braddock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
        • Braddock is located in Emmons County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddock <4>
      • Westfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
        • Westfield is located in Emmons County

    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 Sioux County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Big Lake Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Emmons County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Gimble Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gimble Cemetery is located in Emmons County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gimble Cemetery
    • Ft. Rice Military Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Rice Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Rice Military Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Rice Military Cemetery
    • Merkle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Merkle Cemetery is located in Emmons County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merkle Cemetery
    • Ft. Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Rice Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Rice Cemetery
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Cedar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Cedar Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cedar Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102318 <6>
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Emmons County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Temvik Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temvik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temvik Cemetery is located in Emmons County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temvik Cemetery
    • St. Gabriel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gabriel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gabriel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Luke Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • St. Lukes Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • St. Paul Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Emmons County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Anthonys Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Emmons County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • St. George Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. George Cemetery is located in Morton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Sitting Bull Burial Site
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • The Sitting Bull Burial Site is located in Sioux County
        • The Sitting Bull Burial Site has also been known as:
        • Sitting Bull Gravesite
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sitting Bull Burial Site

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

    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 #1031136  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1031136 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: Cannon Ball SE
      • County: Sioux         Elev: 520
      • Location given for GNIS #1031136 (Saint James Cemetery)

    The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sioux, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3685, Longitude: -100.5874    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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