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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. 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:   33.2618°   (33° 15' 42")

Lon:   -79.6593°   (-79° 39' 33")

The St. James Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<1>.

The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the St. James Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<3>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Von Hollen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Von Hollen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Von Hollen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Von Hollen Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Reed Corner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Corner Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Berea Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Halfway Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halfway Creek Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
  • Edens Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edens Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hoods Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoods Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoods Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoods Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Eccles Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eccles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eccles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eccles Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Providence Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Quimby Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quimby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quimby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quimby Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

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 Berkeley 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 like to start with 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:

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 #1234377  (Saint James Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1234377 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: Jamestown
    • County: Berkeley         Elev: 7
    • Location given for GNIS #1234377 (Saint James Cemetery)

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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: 33.2618, Longitude: -79.6593    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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