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:
39.2126, -78.5392
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 Hampshire County<2>.
The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Romney. Romney lies 14 miles [22.5 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Green Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Lane Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Cemetery
- Green Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Racey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Racey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racey Cemetery
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Capon Chapel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Chapel Cemetery
- Clagett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Clagett Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagett Cemetery
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Alum - Bank Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum - Bank Cemetery
- Mountaindale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mountaindale Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale Cemetery
- Heare Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Heare Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heare Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hotts Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hotts Chapel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotts Chapel Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Gravel Springs Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Romney.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1098821 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Lamps Memorial Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hayfield (VA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147308 <5>
- Redland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland 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:
- Yellow Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Lehew
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Lehew
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Enon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Capon Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Wardensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Rosenberger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Slanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Inkerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Fawcett Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Nordic Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Good
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Good
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Zepp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Three Churches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Romney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Chambersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Cross Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
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 Hampshire 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hampshire 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 #1552769 (Saint James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552769 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: Hampshire
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yellow Spring
- Location given for Saint James Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2126033 Lon: -78.5391767
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, 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 obstructions 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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