A visit to the Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery (FG ID #1184203).
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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery:
41.5284, -88.0512
The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
Adjacent to the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery and just to the east is the Mount Olivet Cemetery. To the west is the Oakwood Cemetery.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies just to the west of the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery.
Establishment of the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery ...
The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery was established in 1864.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Cyrils Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Cyrils Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyrils Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zarley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Illinois State Prison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Mary Nativity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lockport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Runyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Hills of Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Providence Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hadley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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. Peter Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ingalls Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- East Joliet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Fairmont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joliet
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Preston Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lenox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brisbane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crystal Lawns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Manhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homer Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Romeoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mokena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shorewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Joliet
- Lemont
- Lemont lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lemont.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
- Lockport
- Mokena
- Romeoville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Will 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. Peter Lutheran Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1184203
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Peter 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |