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:
34.4782, -81.1209
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 Fairfield County<2>.
The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies just 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Winnsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71552 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Blackstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- Guest Assembly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Richmond Covenanter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milling Crossroad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Winnsboro Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Wiley Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Coleman Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Coleman Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Winnsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485168 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Woodward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Blackstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Cornwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Mitford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Great Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Gayle Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Eureka Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Jenkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Richburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glymphville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Blythewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Fort Lawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Peak
- Peak lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Ridgeway
- Winnsboro
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 #1226104 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1226104 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winnsboro
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4781988 Lon: -81.1209221
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |