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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:   34.3479°   (34° 20' 52")

Lon:   -81.6857°   (-81° 41' 8")

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

The county seat for Newberry County is located in Newberry. Newberry lies just to the southeast of the St. James Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

  • Little Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Beaver Dam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Tranquil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tranquil Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tranquil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Ross Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
  • Beth Eden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beth Eden Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Bush River Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bush River Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush River Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush River Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bush River Quaker Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Browns Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Queens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Queens Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosemont Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • West End Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West End Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Old Newberry Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Newberry Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Newberry Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Newberry Village Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Aveleigh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aveleigh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aveleigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aveleigh Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Werts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Werts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Werts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Werts Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Flinthill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinthill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flinthill Cemetery is located in Newberry County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Smyrna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Helena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
  • Kinards
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Joanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Silverstreet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Renno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Renno is located in Laurens County
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Newberry County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Laurens County
  • Mudlick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
  • Sondleys ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
  • Whitmire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prosperity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Sartor Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chappells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glymphville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Delta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Union County
    • Slighs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tuckertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Mountville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Newberry 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #1228806  (Saint James Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1228806 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: Newberry West
    • County: Newberry         Elev: 174
    • Location given for GNIS #1228806 (Saint James Cemetery)

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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 Newberry, 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 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: 34.3479, Longitude: -81.6857       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.




 

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