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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:   40.0401°   (40° 2' 24")

Lon:   -76.3033°   (-76° 18' 11")

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

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the west southwest 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Lancaster 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 30 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.

    • Lancaster
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Millersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Danville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Danville
      • New Danville is located in Lancaster County
    • Fruitville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
    • Zooks Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
      • Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
    • Kenwick Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
      • Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
    • Rohrerstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Slackwater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
      • Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
    • Willow Street
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lampeter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Witmer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
      • Witmer is located in Lancaster County
    • East Petersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Windom
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
        • Windom is located in Lancaster County
      • Smoketown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rockhill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
        • Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
      • Conestoga
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Herrville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
        • Herrville is located in Lancaster County
      • Bird-in-Hand
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Kissell Hill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
        • Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Landisville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
        • Mountville is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <4>
      • Central Manor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
        • Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
      • Letort
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
        • Letort is located in Lancaster County
      • Fairland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
        • Fairland is located in Lancaster County
      • Refton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refton
        • Refton is located in Lancaster County
      • Strasburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ronks
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Monterey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Monterey is located in Lancaster County
      • Brownstown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
        • Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Silver Spring
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
        • Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County

    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 Lancaster 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

    • Degel Israel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Israel Cemetery
    • St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44993 <6>
    • Riverview Burial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Riverview Burial Park is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
      • The Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Riverview Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Burial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1542536 <6>
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Conestoga Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Conestoga Memorial Park is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conestoga Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44619 <6>
    • Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Siegrist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Kauffman Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Conestoga UMC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Conestoga UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Conestoga.
        • The Conestoga UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Conestoga Methodist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conestoga UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264305 <6>
      • Beiler Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beiler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beiler Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beiler Cemetery
      • Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Spring Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Concordia Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
      • Mountville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Central Manor.
        • The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard has also been known as:
        • John Mann Cemetery
        • Rohrer Farm Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328116 <6>
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Marticville UMC Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Moravian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian 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 #1206645  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1206645 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: Lancaster
      • County: Lancaster         Elev: 116
      • Location given for GNIS #1206645 (Saint James Cemetery)

    The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

    The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, 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 obstructions 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 St. James Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0401, Longitude: -76.3033       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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