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A visit to the Peterson 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 Peterson Cemetery ...

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

30.4080, -82.8999

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

The Peterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.

The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the north northwest of the Peterson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Peterson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Peterson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nunn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nunn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Branch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72648 <5>
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1875679 <5>
  • Barton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Barton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71757 <5>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235576 <5>
  • Swift Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Swift Creek Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Creek Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Poole Pond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Poole Pond Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Pond Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Chimney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The White Chimney Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chimney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Eastside Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Nunn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nunn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
    • Rock Cut Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rock Cut Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut Cemetery
    • Godbolt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Godbolt Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbolt Cemetery
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72335 <5>
    • West Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Lake Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Cemetery
    • McClellan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wellborn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wellborn Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Rixford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Jasper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • White Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bakers Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Padlock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • Wellborn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • McAlpin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jennings
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Statenville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Watertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Dowling Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
    • Lee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <6>
    • O'Brien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • McColskey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
    • Lake Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Peterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peterson 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 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 Peterson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Peterson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288742  (Peterson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288742 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: Hamilton
      • Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hillcoat
      • Location given for Peterson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4079987     Lon: -82.8998538
      • 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 Hamilton, 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' (or 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- Peterson 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.