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A visit to the Saint Peters 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. Peters Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

42.3547, -94.8869

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

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

The county seat for Sac County is located in Sac City. Sac City lies just to the northwest of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Grant City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
    • The Cedar Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129912 <5>
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sac City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95687 <5>
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94528 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Lake City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Luckow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Luckow Cemetery is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckow Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Wall Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wall Lake Cemetery is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Cemetery
    • Lake Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
    • Twin Lakes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill 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. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Yetter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Lytton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Grant City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grant City is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Sac City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sherwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Lake View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
  • Wall Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Breda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Breda is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jolley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rockwell City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Lanesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Rands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
    • Fonda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
    • Nemaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Early
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Lidderdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Wightman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Pomeroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sac County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Breda
    • Breda lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Breda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
  • Early
    • Early lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Fonda
    • Fonda lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Lake City
  • Lake View
  • Lohrville
  • Lytton
    • Lytton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lytton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
  • Nemaha
    • Nemaha lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nemaha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
  • Newell
    • Newell lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Pomeroy
      • Pomeroy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pomeroy.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Rockwell City
    • Sac City
    • Wall Lake
    • Yetter
      • Yetter lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yetter.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter

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 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Sac 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #461327  (Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461327 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: Sac
      • Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grant City
      • Location given for Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.354704     Lon: -94.8869304
      • 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 Sac, 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- St. Peters 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.