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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 ...

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

Lat:   43.1353°   (43° 8' 7")

Lon:   -102.6405°   (-102° 38' 25")

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dakota:
  • 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the St. James Cemetery.

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

    • Oglala
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteclay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manderson - White Horse Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manderson - White Horse Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson - White Horse Creek
      • Manderson - White Horse Creek is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Manderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wounded Knee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Denby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
      • Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Porcupine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharps Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Corner
      • Sharps Corner is located in Oglala Lakota County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Rockyford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyford
      • Rockyford is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
      • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County (NE)
    • Batesland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
      • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <2>
    • Chadron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadron
      • Chadron is located in Dawes County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadron <2>
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Sheridan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people

    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 .

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the St. James Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery
    • Red Cloud Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Red Cloud Cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Cloud Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast of Pine Ridge.
      • The Red Cloud Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cloud Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970722 <6>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Holy Jumping Eagle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lamont Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamont Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County
      • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wolf Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97509 <6>
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Native American Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Native American Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Native American Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
    • Beaver Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Valley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Valley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Abold Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abold Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abold Cemetery
      • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Julia Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Luke Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Shannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Movotny Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Movotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Movotny Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Movotny Cemetery
      • Amity Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Feather on Head Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feather on Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Feather on Head Cemetery is located in Shannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feather on Head Cemetery

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

    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 #1257602  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1257602 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: Oglala
      • County: Shannon         Elev: 981
      • Location given for GNIS #1257602 (Saint James Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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: 43.1353, Longitude: -102.6405    
    <2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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