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A visit to the McPeak 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 McPeak Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McPeak Cemetery:

38.5096, -122.9283

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McPeak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The McPeak Cemetery is located in Sonoma County<2>.

The county seat for Sonoma County is located in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the McPeak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McPeak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the McPeak Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McPeak Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Redwood Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forestview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forestview Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview Cemetery
  • Gilliam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
  • Druids Occidental Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Santa Rosa Memorial Park - Shiloh Road Addition
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Duncans Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Duncans Mills Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Mills Cemetery
  • Steele Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Steele Family Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Family Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
  • Oak Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Faught Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Faught Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faught Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bodega Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodega Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bodega.
    • Hall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Long Ranch Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Canfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
    • Moke Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Moke Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moke Cemetery
    • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
      • The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fulkerson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8312 <5>
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
    • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • The Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640472 <5>
    • Shomrei Torah Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beeson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McPeak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McPeak Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Forestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Nido
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Guerneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Villa Grande
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Monte Rio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Meeker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncans Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Occidental
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Camp Rose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
    • Healdsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cazadero
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Freestone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sebastopol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Serena Del Mar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Serena Del Mar is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena Del Mar
    • Bodega
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mark West Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Carmet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carmet is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmet
    • Roseland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Santa Rosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Salmon Creek is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
    • Bodega Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • South Santa Rosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
    • Bellevue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Montgomery Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Geyserville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 McPeak Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sonoma County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 McPeak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sonoma 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 McPeak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1657207  (McPeak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1657207 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: Sonoma
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Guerneville
      • Location given for McPeak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.5096344     Lon: -122.9283293
      • 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 California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McPeak 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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