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 #1789061)
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: 43.6703° (43° 40' 13")
Lon: -79.3681° (-79° 22' 5")
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 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 Ontario:
- 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. James' Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James' Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toronto
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Leaside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaside
- Forest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Don Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Don Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Mills
- York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- York Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Mills
- North York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Downsview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lambton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Islington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islington
- Mimico ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimico came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimico
- New Toronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Toronto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Toronto
- Willowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Thornhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill <3>
- Agincourt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agincourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agincourt
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Rexdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexdale
- Burnhamthorpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhamthorpe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhamthorpe
- Applewood Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the St. James' Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James' Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Blossom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Don Mills United Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. John's Norway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strachan Ave. Military Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #639390 <1>
- Dawes Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humbervale Cemetery
- Park Lawn / Humbervale Cemetery
- Parklawn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #639391 <1>
- Humbervale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Humbervale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn / Humbervale Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humbervale Cemetery
- St. Augustine's Seminary Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Augustine's Seminary Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine's Seminary Burial Ground
- Pine Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cummer Burial Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cummer Burial Grounds has also been known as:
- Willowdale United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummer Burial Grounds
- York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lambton Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. George On The Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. George's Church on the Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christ Church Mimico Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church / St. James Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Blossom Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 43.6703, Longitude: -79.3681 |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |