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A visit to the 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 James Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the 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 James Cemetery

Lat:   45.4575°   (45° 27' 27")

Lon:   -98.1854°   (-98° 11' 7")

The James Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the James Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the James Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Groton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Groton Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • German Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Aberdeen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168870 <5>
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Brown County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • East Rondell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rondell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rondell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Rondell Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Andover Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andover Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Verdon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verdon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Verdon Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Warner Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warner Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Scotland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Homer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Homer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Free Mission Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Mission Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Houghton Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houghton Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Westport Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westport Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marshall County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the James Cemetery.

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

  • James
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Brown County
  • Groton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <7>
  • Tacoma Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
    • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bath Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
    • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
  • Putney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Putney is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
  • Ferney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stratford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <7>
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Wood Village Addition
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
  • Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Randolph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Aberdeen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <7>
    • Verdon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
      • Verdon is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
    • Claremont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierpont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
      • Pierpont is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <7>
    • Langford
      (19 miles [30.6 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 James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The 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 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 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 James Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1255811  (James Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1255811 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: James
    • County: Brown         Elev: 398
    • Location given for GNIS #1255811 (James Cemetery)

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 Dakota's counties, including Brown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the James Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4575, Longitude: -98.1854       In this case, the coordinates for the 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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