A visit to the Saint 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. Peter & Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery:
41.1016, -88.0890
The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east of the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McGillivray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milk's Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Milk's Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk's Grove Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodrich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Herscher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Reddick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cabery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Custer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Otto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Chebanse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Campus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sammons Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Bourbonnais
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Godley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Braceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Braidwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 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 & Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Chebanse
- Gardner
- Herscher
- Kankakee
- Reddick
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 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 & Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 & Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934656 (Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934656 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herscher
- Location given for Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.101421 Lon: -88.0889385
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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