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A visit to the Saint James Cemetery ...


The location of the St. James Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   41.3979°   (41° 23' 52")

Lon:   -74.3196°   (-74° 19' 10")

The St. James Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the northwest of the St. James Cemetery .

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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. James Cemetery.

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

    • Goshen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
    • Kipps
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
      • Kipps is located in Orange County
    • Chester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Florida
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
      • Florida is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>
    • Michigan Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
    • Craigville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
      • Craigville is located in Orange County
    • Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Orange County
    • Hamptonburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptonburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
      • Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
    • Campbell Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Ford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
      • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
    • Mechanicstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
      • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
    • New Hampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Orange County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Scotchtown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Middletown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
        • East Middletown is located in Orange County
      • Big Island
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
        • Big Island is located in Orange County
      • Middletown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Walton Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
        • Walton Park is located in Orange County
      • South Blooming Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blooming Grove
        • South Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
        • South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
        • South Blooming Grove village
      • Washington Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
        • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Monroe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Monroe is located in Orange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
      • Kiryas Joel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
        • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
      • Palm Tree
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
        • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
      • Washingtonville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Maybrook
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
        • Maybrook is located in Orange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
      • Edenville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
        • Edenville is located in Orange County
      • Warwick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Montgomery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

    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. The following communities are located in Orange 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 7 miles [11.3 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.

    • Webb Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Wallkill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
    • Hamptonburgh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamptonburgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamptonburgh Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamptonburgh Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Roe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
    • St. Columbus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Columbus Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbus Cemetery
    • Greycourt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greycourt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greycourt Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greycourt Cemetery
    • Norton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norton Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
    • Heard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heard Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Pinehill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinehill Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Florida Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Florida Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Cemetery
      • Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Ridgebury Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgebury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ridgebury Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgebury Cemetery
      • Sears Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sears Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
      • Woodhull Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodhull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodhull Cemetery
      • St. Davids Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Davids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Davids Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Davids Cemetery

    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 #963556  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #963556 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: Goshen
      • County: Orange         Elev: 140
      • Location given for GNIS #963556 (Saint James Cemetery)

    The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 New York's counties, including Orange, 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 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: 41.3979, Longitude: -74.3196       In this case, the coordinates for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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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