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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. 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:

27.6809, -97.7725

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 Nueces County<2>.

The county seat for Nueces County is located in Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • Flinn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Flinn Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Restland Memory Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Restland Memory Park is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memory Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Memory Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bishop.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969801 <5>
  • Banquete Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Robstown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Robstown.
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6410 <5>
  • Robstown Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Robstown Memorial Park is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown Memorial Park
  • Santo Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Kingsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2864 <5>
  • St. Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Kingsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6771 <5>
  • Calaveras Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Calaveras Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rest Haven Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Corpus Christi.
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emory Gardens of Corpus Christi
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5199 <5>
    • Rose Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
    • Lattas Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lattas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattas Cemetery
    • Collins Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
    • Chapman Ranch Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Ranch Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of Corpus Christi.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2878 <5>
    • Adams Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Alice Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Alice Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alice.
      • The Alice Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alice Fraternal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318160 <5>
    • Fraternal Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
    • Old San Patricio Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 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:

  • Driscoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • La Paloma - Lost Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Petronila
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Petronila is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Banquete
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rancho Banquete
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
  • Robstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North San Pedro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Agua Dulce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tierra Grande
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tierra Grande is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Grande
    • Kingsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Water City Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
      • Water City Estates has also been known as:
      • Water City Estates Colonia
    • Bluntzer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
    • Calallen
      (15 miles [24.1 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 St. James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nueces County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Kingsville
  • Odem
    • Odem lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. James Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
  • Robstown

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Nueces 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 #1345904  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345904 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: Nueces
      • Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Driscoll West
      • Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.6808627     Lon: -97.7724966
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Nueces, 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 drawn 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.
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