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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:

47.2180, -98.6373

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 Stutsman County<2>.

The county seat for Stutsman County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies 21 miles [33.8 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 21 that are within 23 miles [37 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.

  • Courtenay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Courtenay Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtenay Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Kensal.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Kensal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kensal Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kensal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kensal.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181531 <5>
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mabel Cemetery is located in Griggs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
  • Rest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Rest Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Cemetery
  • Edmunds Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Edmunds Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Cemetery
    • The Edmunds Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Melville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366181 <5>
  • Glenfield Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Glenfield Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenfield Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Glenfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101971 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lyster Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Lyster Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyster Cemetery
    • Highland Home Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
    • Dazey Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Dazey Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey Cemetery
    • Spiritwood Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Spiritwood Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Cemetery
    • Hannaford Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Hannaford Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannaford Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hannaford Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hannaford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102003 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. James Cemetery.

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

  • Courtenay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kensal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wimbledon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spiritwood Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Pingree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Buchanan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Parkhurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
  • Leal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leal is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Bloom
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Spiritwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dazey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Melville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melville is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Jamestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Walum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
    • Frontier Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Rogers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hannaford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
    • Grace City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Eckelson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McHenry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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 Stutsman 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 like to start with 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 Stutsman 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 #1031137  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031137 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: Stutsman
      • Est. Elev: 469 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Courtenay NW
      • Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2180502     Lon: -98.6373233
      • 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 Stutsman, 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.
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