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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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Cemetery

Lat:   34.4782°   (34° 28' 41")

Lon:   -81.1209°   (-81° 7' 15")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Winnsboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71552 <5>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Blackstock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Guest Assembly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guest Assembly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guest Assembly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guest Assembly Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Old Stone Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Stone Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Russell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • 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 Fairfield County
    • Richmond Covenanter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Covenanter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Covenanter Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Gladney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladney Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gladney Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Gladney Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70130 <5>
    • Milling Crossroad Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milling Crossroad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milling Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milling Crossroad Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnsboro Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnsboro Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winnsboro Mills Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Wiley Coleman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiley Coleman Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Winnsboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485168 <5>
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Adger is located in Fairfield County
  • Woodward
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
  • Cornwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Cornwell is located in Chester County
  • Mitford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
  • Rion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
  • Great Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgeway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Gayle Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
    • Eureka Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Jenkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Richburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Glymphville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Liberty Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bell Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
    • Blythewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <7>
    • 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:

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: GNIS record #1226104 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: Winnsboro
    • County: Fairfield         Elev: 166
    • Location given for GNIS #1226104 (Saint James Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 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 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: 34.4782, Longitude: -81.1209       In this case, the coordinates for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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