A visit to the Saint James Indian Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Indian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Indian Cemetery:
45.4336, -97.2984
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Indian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. James Indian Cemetery is located in Day County<2>.
The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. James Indian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Indian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. James Indian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Saron Free Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Ortley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ortley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley Cemetery
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roslyn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97606 <5>
- Old Ascension Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old St. Otto's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- St. Otto's Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
- Old Eden Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eden Cemetery
- Fron Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fron Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fron Cemetery
- Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summit Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Goodwill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. James Indian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waubay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ortley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roslyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmquist
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holmquist is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
- Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
- Peever Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Peever
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sisseton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Lily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Wallace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 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 Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Day County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Indian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bristol
- Browns Valley
- Florence
- Lake City
- Langford
- Lily
- Lily lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. James Indian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marvin
- Marvin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. James Indian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marvin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Peever
- Peever lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. James Indian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peever.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
- Pierpont
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- South Shore
- Summit
- Waubay
- Webster
- Wilmot
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 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 Indian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Day County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Indian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1852518 (Saint James Indian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852518 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Day
- Est. Elev: 570 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Enemy Swim Lake West
- Location given for Saint James Indian Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4335702 Lon: -97.2984198
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Day, 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- St. James Indian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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