A visit to the 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 Peters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peters Cemetery:
34.8315, -90.4970
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Marianna. Marianna lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Peters Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jersalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jersalem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersalem Cemetery
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gassett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gassett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassett Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Happy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ward Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ward Farm Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Farm Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Marianna and Winona. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Winona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56706 <6>
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
- Soudan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Soudan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peters
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Hughes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rawlinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- North Tunica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seyppel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Pinckney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Phillips Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Lake Cormorant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anthonyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Heth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Widener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Norfolk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Felton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
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 Peters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Hughes
- Madison
- Marianna
- Tunica
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 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 Peters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Peters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70039 (Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70039 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council
- Location given for Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8314862 Lon: -90.4970468
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Lee, 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- 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Marianna and Winona. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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