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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Cemetery:
35.0393, -89.6826
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>
The St. James Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. James Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. James Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Halliburton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Halliburton Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliburton Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Shannon Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shannon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Castleberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Castleberry Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Oursler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oursler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Collierville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bailey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Piperton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canadaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Olive Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Byhalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Capleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- The Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Lakeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Red Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Withe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bartlett
- Byhalia
- Collierville
- Cordova
- Germantown
- Olive Branch
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 helpful 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1324964 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1324964 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collierville
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0392585 Lon: -89.6825827
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, 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 from Point A (ie- St. James 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |