A visit to the Old 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. 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 Old St. James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. James Cemetery
Lat: 44.6011° (44° 36' 3")
Lon: -64.0601° (-64° 3' 36")
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 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 Old St. James Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nova Scotia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Old 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Old St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fox Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Cove
- Hubbards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simms Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Settlement
- East River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East River <3>
- Deep Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cove
- Aspotogan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southwest Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwest Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Cove
- Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandford <3>
- Bayswater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayswater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayswater <3>
- Indian Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingramport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingramport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingramport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boutiliers Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutiliers Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutiliers Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boutiliers Point <3>
- East Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chester came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chester
- Tantallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tantallon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tantallon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tantallon <3>
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Point <3>
- Marriotts Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marriotts Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriotts Cove
- Windsor Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middle River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tancook Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tancook Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tancook Island
- French Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <3>
- Chester Basin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Basin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Basin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester Basin <3>
- Upper Tantallon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Tantallon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tantallon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Tantallon <3>
- Stillwater Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Grant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Grant
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of the Old St. James Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sims Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sims Settlement Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Settlement Cemetery
- St. Barnabas Anglican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Baptist Cemetery
- Pine Hill / United Baptist Cemetery
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309237 <6>
- Western Shore Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Hammonds Plains Community Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Martin's Anglican Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heckman's Island Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonds Plains Baptist Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Mahone Bay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2601291 <6>
- S.S. Atlantic Memorial Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garden of Rest Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blockhouse Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- First South Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel Anglican Cemetery
- Emmanuel Anglican Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2623283 <6>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baron de Hirsch Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shaar Shalom Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- St. Ignatius Church Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John The Evangelist Church Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge Memory Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old St. James Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6011, Longitude: -64.0601 |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |