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A visit to the 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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:

41.8398, -80.2459

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. James Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on 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.

  • Sherrod Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sherrod Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Hill Cemetery
  • Brock Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Rundell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Rundell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell Cemetery
  • Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Francis Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
    • The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Randall / Valley Cemetery
    • Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <5>
  • Venango Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Venango Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Cribbs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cribbs Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribbs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Littles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Littles Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Cemetery
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
    • Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Acker - Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
      • The Acker - Rodgers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rogers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45911 <5>
    • Trow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Trow Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trow Cemetery
    • Salsbury Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Salsbury Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cemetery
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
    • Brookhouser Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brookhouser Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhouser Cemetery
    • Saegertown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saegertown Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown Cemetery
    • Gravel Run Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gravel Run Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Run Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Crossingville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
  • Mosiertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
  • Edinboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cranesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springboro Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
  • Springboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Keepville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Keepville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
  • Conneautville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Elk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Little Elk is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
  • Norrisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Norrisville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coons Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
    • Venango
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Platea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Francis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Pennside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pennside is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
    • Saegertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Cambridge Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dicksonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
    • Woodcock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcock is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • East Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Tracy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy

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 Crawford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Crawford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 #1186009  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186009 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Crawford
      • Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Edinboro South
      • Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.8397778     Lon: -80.2458935
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. James Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.