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:
36.8721, -78.1331
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 Lunenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Lunenburg County is located in Lunenburg. Lunenburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Neblett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Neblett Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neblett Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Manson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Manson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Kenbridge Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Kenbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450332 <5>
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Thompson - Callis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of South Hill.
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52374 <5>
- Crestview Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lunenburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548572 <5>
- Berea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Bagleys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Lochleven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Oral Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Dundas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Kenbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ogburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Opie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Wattsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Wightman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dunns Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- La Crosse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Brodnax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brokenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Netta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Nutbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Hagood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
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. The following communities are located in Lunenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lunenburg 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 #1473725 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473725 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: Lunenburg
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North View
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8720913 Lon: -78.1330542
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lunenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. |
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