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A visit to the Peterson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Peterson Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peterson Cemetery

Lat:   37.4931°   (37° 29' 35")

Lon:   -88.9653°   (-88° 57' 55")

The Peterson Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Vienna. Vienna lies just to the southeast of the Peterson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Peterson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Gurley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gurley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Toler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goddard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goddard Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Caney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caney Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Mosley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • File Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the File Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the File Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The File Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Bridges Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Francis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Francis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Vienna Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vienna Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Morray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morray Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Webb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Johnson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peterson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peterson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Buncombe
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
    • Buncombe is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <5>
  • Goreville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Deer Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
    • Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Point Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
    • Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
  • Lick Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
    • Lick Creek is located in Union County
  • Egyptian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
    • Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Bender ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bender have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
    • Bender is located in Johnson County
  • Lake Crest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
    • Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
  • Cypress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <5>
  • Reynoldsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
    • Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Belknap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
      • Belknap is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belknap <5>
    • Simpson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <5>
    • Ozark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
    • Creal Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
      • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <5>
    • Wartrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
      • Wartrace is located in Johnson County
    • New Burnside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Water Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Union County
    • Karnak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
      • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <5>
    • Grantsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Grantsburg is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsburg <5>
    • Dongola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
      • Dongola is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <5>
    • Perks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>

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 Peterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peterson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Peterson Cemetery:

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 Peterson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #415580  (Peterson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #415580 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vienna
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 172
    • Location given for GNIS #415580 (Peterson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Peterson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4931, Longitude: -88.9653       In this case, the coordinates for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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