A visit to the Saint James Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. James Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. James Cemetery (FG ID #101285)
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: 41.2196° (41° 13' 10")
Lon: -96.4357° (-96° 26' 8")
The St. James Cemetery is located in Saunders County<2>.
The county seat for Saunders County is located in Wahoo. Wahoo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the St. James Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Hollst - Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morning Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parmenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Flower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunrise North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pohocco Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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.
- Yutan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Venice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leshara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
- King Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Colon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swedeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gretna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Saunders County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
- Linoma Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inglewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Saunders County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Cedar Bluffs
- Ceresco
- Elkhorn
- Fremont
- Gretna
- Malmo
- Malmo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Mead
- Mead lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mead.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Millard
- Valley
- Wahoo
- Waterloo
- Yutan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Saunders 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
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 #832873 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #832873 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: Mead
- County: Saunders Elev: 386
- Location given for GNIS #832873 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101285
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Saunders, 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- ) 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: 41.2196, Longitude: -96.4357 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |