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. 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. Peters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery:
43.1475, -91.9407
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haug Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Smallest Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Calmar Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- C J Jack Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C J Jack Farm Cemetery
- St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Waucoma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Waucoma Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucoma Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Auburn Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Auburn Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Twp. Cemetery
- Dover Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dover Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Twp. Cemetery
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Little Turkey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Little Turkey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Lawler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96202 <5>
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Stavanger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Ossian Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
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)
- Saint Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jackson Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- 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)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lawler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- 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)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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
- Clermont
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Hawkeye
- Lawler
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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. Peters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461322 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461322 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Atkinson
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1474733 Lon: -91.9407196
- 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 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 '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. Peters 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. |