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. 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 Peterson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peterson Cemetery:
40.1795, -86.7995
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Peterson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peterson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Peterson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peterson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Clouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clouser Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouser Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Yorktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stingley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stingley Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingley Cemetery
- McKendra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McKendra Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendra Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Clarks Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarks Hill Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Hill Cemetery
- The Clarks Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84635 <5>
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Shilo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shilo Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Conarroe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Conarroe Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conarroe Cemetery
- St. Joe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Joe Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joe Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Wilson Killen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Killen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Killen Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
- Abbot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- The Abbot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbot - Fickle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84135 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Gladens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Darlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Clarks Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stockwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Romney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fickle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Smartsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- New Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Thorntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Manson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarks Hill
- Colfax
- Crawfordsville
- Darlington
- Dayton
- Linden
- Mulberry
- New Richmond
- Stockwell
- Thorntown
- Wingate
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 Peterson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Peterson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441059 (Peterson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441059 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirkpatrick
- Location given for Peterson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1794827 Lon: -86.7994507
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- Peterson 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. |
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