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A visit to the Mount Peace 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 Mt. Peace Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Peace Cemetery:

28.2492, -81.2612

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

The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Osceola County<2>.

The county seat for Osceola County is located in Kissimmee. Kissimmee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Peace Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Peace Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Mt. Peace Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Narcoossee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Narcoossee Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcoossee Cemetery
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Lake Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lake Cemetery is located in Kissimmee.
    • The East Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boggy Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238544 <5>
  • Barber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barber Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
  • Finney Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Finney Point Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Point Cemetery
    • The Finney Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whaley Cemetery
  • Osceola Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Osceola Memory Gardens is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Memory Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72414 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72538 <5>
  • Lock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Lock Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <5>
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Loughman Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Orlando.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72055 <5>
    • Washington Park Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Davenport Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <5>
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ret Row Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Ret Row Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ret Row Cemetery
      • The Ret Row Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jamestown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72512 <5>
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Peace Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Cloud
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Runnymede
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Buena Ventura Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Hart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Hart is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
  • Kissimmee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Woods is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Woods
  • Campbell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Campbell is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Southchase
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southchase is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
  • Hunters Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Taft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Taft is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Poinciana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Poinciana Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Williamsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Intercession City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Belle Isle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Pine Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Edgewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Celebration
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Conway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Holden Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
    • Oak Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Tangelo Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Loughman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wedgefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
    • Sand Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Doctor Phillips
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Lake Buena Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people

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 Mt. Peace Cemetery. The following communities are located in Osceola County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Peace Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Osceola 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 Mt. Peace Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #287282  (Mount Peace Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #287282 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: Osceola
      • Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Cloud South
      • Location given for Mount Peace Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.2491794     Lon: -81.2611798
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Osceola, 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- Mt. Peace 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.