A visit to the Saint Peters 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. Peters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery:
31.5699, -85.2413
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the west of the St. Peters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Danzey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Danzey Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzey Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Abbeville.
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25090 <5>
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Grove Cemetery
- Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26798 <5>
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Judson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Roeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Roeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville Cemetery
- Adoniram Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adoniram Cemetery
- Shorterville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shorterville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Old Judson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Oakey Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Capps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Shorterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Bertha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Fort Gaines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Screamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Clopton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Haleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Bakerhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Headland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Skipperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
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. Peters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Fort Gaines
- Headland
- Napier Field
- Newville
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 professional and volunteer 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. Peters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry 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. Peters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126195 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126195 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abbeville East
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5698908 Lon: -85.2413224
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Henry, 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. Peters 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. |