A visit to the Saint Peter's Lutheran 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's Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery:
42.7166, -93.3805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coulter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Marion Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
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- Otis Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rowan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <5>
- Oakland Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Old Chapin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Galt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Galt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
- Maysville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Towle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Towle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coulter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Latimer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Dows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Popejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Rowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Galt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meservey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Iowa Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Belmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Cornelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
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's Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Alden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Belmond
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Hampton
- Sheffield
- Williams
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. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461320 (Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461320 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dows East
- Location given for Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7166404 Lon: -93.380482
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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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Peter's Lutheran 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. |
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