A visit to the Saint Peter 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. Peter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peter Cemetery:
43.4402, -92.8899
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Osage. Osage lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Peter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Peter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rustad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rustad Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustad Cemetery
- Toeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Toeter Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toeter Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Saint Ansgar.
- The McKinley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143143 <5>
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Ansgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Ansgar Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgar Cemetery
- Union Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sixmile Grove Cemetery is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Grove Cemetery
- Priem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Priem Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priem Cemetery
- Blakestad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blakestad Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakestad Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Stacyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stacyville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Cemetery
- Visitation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Visitation Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- NE Lutheran Congregational Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toeterville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saint Ansgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stacyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Little Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Meyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rose Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bolan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Varco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Varco is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- McIntire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Taopi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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. Peter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Austin
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Peter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- McIntire
- Mitchell
- Northwood
- Osage
- Osage lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Peter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Riceville
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
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 St. Peter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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. Peter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461314 (Saint Peter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461314 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Ansgar
- Location given for Saint Peter Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4402442 Lon: -92.8899145
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Mitchell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Peter 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. |