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:
45.6412, -122.6579
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 Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Clark County is located in Vancouver. Vancouver lies just to the 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Park Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Historic Columbian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salmon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salmon Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Gatton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose City Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland (OR).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <5>
- Brush Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Skyline Memorial Gardens is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Memorial Gardens
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
- The Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Fir Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39055 <5>
- Brainerd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Moar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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:
- Vancouver
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Minnehaha
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Hazel Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Lake Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Five Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Barberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Salmon Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Cascade Park West
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Felida
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Felida is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Homan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Orchards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Mount Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vista is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Sara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sara is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Maywood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Park East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurelhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Proebstel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Brush Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
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 Clark 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 start 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 Washington:
- Pages specific to Clark 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 #1508014 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1508014 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: Clark
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vancouver
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6412281 Lon: -122.657875
- 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 Washington's counties, including Clark, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |