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: 33.9226° (33° 55' 21")
Lon: -81.4226° (-81° 25' 21")
The St. James Cemetery is located in Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. James Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gilbert.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134821 <5>
- Lightner - Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lightner - Christian Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Risinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risinger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Risinger Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Boatwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boatwright Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Lexington County
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Lexington County
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Derrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Derrick Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Fullmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullmer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fullmer Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Barr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Ridge Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Crest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridge Crest Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Hall Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Town Cemetery
- The Hall Town Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- The Hall Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halltown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349971 <5>
- Sease Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sease Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sease Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Bates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Shealy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shealy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shealy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shealy Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Hartley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quattlebaum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quattlebaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Quattlebaum Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Hallman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hallman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Hallman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hallman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Hendrix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Lexington County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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.
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Gilbert
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Fredonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Batesburg - Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Batesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Ella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Monetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ridge Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seivern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Pelion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Congaree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Lake Murray of Richland
(16 miles [25.7 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. The following communities are located in Lexington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesburg
- Chapin
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Leesville
- Lexington
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lexington 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
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 #1244349 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1244349 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: Gilbert
- County: Lexington Elev: 182
- Location given for GNIS #1244349 (Saint James Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
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 Lexington, 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 things 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: 33.9226, Longitude: -81.4226 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> | 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. |