Welcome to Saint James ...

Saint James is located in Morrow County<1>.

The location of Saint James has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint James, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Saint James: St. James

Saint James is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint James lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Saint James: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Saint James ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Saint James - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint James.

Communities near Saint James ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint James.

• Mansfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Bucyrus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <5>
• Galion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <5>
• Shelby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Ontario
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Crestline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <5>
• Mount Gilead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <5>
• Fredericktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint James. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint James.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint James. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint James.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint James. See our Newspapers Page for Saint James.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint James ...

Looking for more information about Saint James? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint James, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint James.

Adding Saint James to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint James in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint James was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint James post office opened in 1890.

We also found Saint James in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint James.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint James. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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