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:
39.0209, -78.4717
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 Shenandoah County<2>.
The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Valley Pike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Valley Pike Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pike Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Stickley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stickley Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Strasburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52309 <5>
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Alum - Bank Cemetery is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum - Bank Cemetery
- Clagett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clagett Cemetery is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagett Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Sunset View Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Zepp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Maurertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Wardensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Dilbeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Waterlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Fountains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Fawcett Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Reliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Lehew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Lehew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Columbia Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Rock Enon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stephens City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
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 Shenandoah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburg
- Stephens City
- Strasburg
- Wardensville
- Woodstock
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Shenandoah 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 #1673904 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673904 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: Shenandoah
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Falls
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.020941 Lon: -78.4716751
- 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 Shenandoah, 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 things 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. |