A visit to the South Saint Petri 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 South St. Petri Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South St. Petri Cemetery:
42.1369, -93.6333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South St. Petri Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South St. Petri Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the South St. Petri Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South St. Petri Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the South St. Petri Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South St. Petri Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Baldus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Born Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brouhard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brouhard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
- Sowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sowers Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Peerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peerson Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerson Cemetery
- Ellsworth Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake - Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Boe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boe Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boe Cemetery
- The Boe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304060 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South St. Petri Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South St. Petri Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Story City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zenorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Mackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jewell
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Kelley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shipley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCallsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fernald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Stanhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Midvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Radcliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moingona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zearing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stratford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 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 South St. Petri Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South St. Petri Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the South St. Petri Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Boone lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the South St. Petri Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Ellsworth
- Jewell
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Radcliffe
- Randall
- Roland
- Roland lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South St. Petri Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stanhope
- Story City
- Stratford
- Zearing
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 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 South St. Petri Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 South St. Petri Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461803 (South Saint Petri Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461803 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames NW
- Location given for South Saint Petri Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1369286 Lon: -93.6332731
- 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 Story, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South St. Petri 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. |