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A visit to the Saint 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Peters Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery

Lat:   43.1475°   (43° 8' 51")

Lon:   -91.9407°   (-91° 56' 26")

The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.

The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Peters Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Peters Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Clement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clement Cemetery
    • The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Haug Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haug Cemetery
    • The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Smallest Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallest Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallest Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smallest Church Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Calmar Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calmar Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calmar Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calmar Community Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • C J Jack Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C J Jack Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C J Jack Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Kruse Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kruse Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kruse Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • St. Rose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Waucoma Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waucoma Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waucoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waucoma Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Auburn Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Auburn Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Dover Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dover Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Madison Settlement Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madison Settlement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Little Turkey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Turkey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Turkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Turkey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Lawler.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96202 <5>
    • Eden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Stavanger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavanger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stavanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Ossian Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ossian Community Cemetery
      • The Ossian Community Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • McIntosh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peters Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fort Atkinson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spillville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Festina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calmar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <6>
  • Saint Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
    • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jackson Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Navan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
  • Waucoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ossian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Protivin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Douglass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
    • Douglass is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lawler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <6>
    • Alpha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • Castalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Decorah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkeye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • West Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>

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. Peters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Calmar
    • Calmar lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Clermont
  • Cresco
    • Cresco lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cresco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Decorah
  • Hawkeye
  • Lawler
    • Lawler lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
  • Ossian
  • Ridgeway
  • Waucoma
  • West Union

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 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. Peters Cemetery:

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. Peters Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #461322  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #461322 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fort Atkinson
    • County: Winneshiek         Elev: 342
    • Location given for GNIS #461322 (Saint Peters Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Winneshiek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Peters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1475, Longitude: -91.9407       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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