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A visit to the Saint Peters Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Peters Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 St. Peters Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery

Lat:   37.9262°   (37° 55' 34")

Lon:   -89.5595°   (-89° 33' 34")

The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Peters Cemetery .

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 St. Peters Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Jackson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Peters Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peters Cemetery.

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

    • Campbell Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shiloh Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
      • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Willisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>
    • Ava
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Ava is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
    • Degognia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Degognia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
      • Degognia is located in Jackson County
    • Denmark
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Percy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leanderville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
      • Leanderville is located in Randolph County
    • Cutler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Steeleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
    • Conant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Perry County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Oraville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bremen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pyatts
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
        • Pyatts is located in Perry County
      • Jacob
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Vergennes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Blair
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Blair is located in Randolph County
      • Gorham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pinckneyville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chester
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
        • Chester is located in Randolph County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>

    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. Peters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Peters Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Barrow Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
    • Kross Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kross Cemetery
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
    • Gillespie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Modglin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modglin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modglin Cemetery
    • Koehn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koehn Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • McBride Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Tangen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
      • The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tangen - Tow Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tangen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <6>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Stoker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stoker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Bartlett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Graff Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graff Cemetery
      • Underwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
      • Bradley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Jenkins Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • 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 Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery

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

    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. Peters Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #417743  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #417743 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: Willisville
      • County: Jackson         Elev: 163
      • Location given for GNIS #417743 (Saint Peters Cemetery)

    The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

    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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Peters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9262, Longitude: -89.5595       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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