A visit to the Saints Peter and Paul 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
42.1380, -93.7088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Leininger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Leininger Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leininger Cemetery
- Born Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- Clear Lake - Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181833 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lake Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ontario Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Sowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sowers Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zenorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Story City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Stanhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <6>
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Kelley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fraser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Moingona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Shipley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Stratford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Fernald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- McCallsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Boone lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Ellsworth
- Jewell
- Jewell lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jewell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Nevada lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nevada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Pilot Mound
- Randall
- Roland
- Stanhope
- Story City
- Stratford
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 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Boone 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461349 (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461349 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames NW
- Location given for Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1380387 Lon: -93.7088313
- 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 Boone, 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.s Peter & Paul 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. |