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A visit to the Saint James Cemetery ...


The location of the St. James Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James Cemetery

Lat:   44.4880°   (44° 29' 16")

Lon:   -89.9796°   (-89° 58' 46")

The St. James Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Wisconsin Rapids. Wisconsin Rapids lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. James Cemetery .

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 Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Wood County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. James Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 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.

    • Vesper
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
      • Vesper is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Eight Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
      • Eight Corners is located in Wood County
    • Arpin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Sherry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Wood County
    • Pittsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Rudolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Auburndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
    • Blenker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
      • Blenker is located in Wood County
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
      • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
    • Milladore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
      • Milladore is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Port Edwards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
      • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
    • Biron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Nekoosa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
        • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
      • Hewitt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
        • Hewitt is located in Wood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
      • Junction City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
        • Junction City is located in Portage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Grand Rapids
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
        • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Lake Wazeecha
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
        • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Marshfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
        • Marshfield is located in Wood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
      • Bakerville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
        • Bakerville is located in Wood County
      • Lindsey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
        • Lindsey is located in Wood County

    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 Wood County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.

    • Reformed Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reformed Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Arpin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arpin Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arpin Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • John Ne-Wee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Ne-Wee Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery
    • Indian Bill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Bill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Bill Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Bill Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Wisconsin Rapids.
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sigel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158531 <5>
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • St. Joachims Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joachims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joachims Cemetery
      • Mound Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mound Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • St. Philomena Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Philomena Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Slidre Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slidre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Slidre Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slidre Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

    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 #1572976  (Saint James Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1572976 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vesper
      • County: Wood         Elev: 331
      • Location given for GNIS #1572976 (Saint James Cemetery)

    The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.wi.us/

    The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

    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 Wisconsin's counties, including Wood, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. James Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4880, Longitude: -89.9796       In this case, the coordinates for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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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