Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Saint Peter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint Peter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Saint Peter ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Peter: St. Peter

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Saint Peter is located in Graham County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Graham County: Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Norton, Phillips, Rooks, Sheridan & Trego.

Below are the counties that are near Saint Peter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Peter:

• Graham County     (The home county of Saint Peter)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.
  • Morland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
    • Morland is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <2>
  • Penokee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
    • Penokee is located in Graham County
  • Hill City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
  • Bogue
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Smithfield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Graham County
  • Roscoe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
  • Nicodemus
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
    • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <2>
• Decatur County
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
• Gove County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.
  • Quinter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
    • Quinter is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <2>
  • Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Park is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Grainfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainfield
    • Grainfield is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grainfield <2>
  • Gove City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
    • Gove City is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Gove City has also been known as:
    • Gove
  • Grinnell
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs
• Norton County
  • Lenora
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
    • Lenora is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
• Rooks County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.
  • Damar
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damar
    • Damar is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damar <2>
  • Palco
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Sheridan County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.
  • Studley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
    • Studley is located in Sheridan County
  • Hoxie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
• Trego County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.
  • Collyer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
    • Collyer is located in Trego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • WaKeeney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for WaKeeney
    • WaKeeney is located in Trego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for WaKeeney <2>
  • Ogallah
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
    • Ogallah is located in Trego County
  • Trego
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • Trego is located in Trego County
    • Trego has also been known as:
    • Trego Center
    • Trego Tank

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Peter, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Peter.

Cemeteries Near Saint Peter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Peter.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Peter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.

• St. Anthony Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Leland Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bethel Christian Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Christian Cemetery
• Saline Valley Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saline Valley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saline Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Brush Creek Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Baker Twp. Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Twp. Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Morland Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Michaels Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Union Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Order German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Studley Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Studley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Studley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penokee Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penokee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Saint Peter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Peter.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Peter, with the one closest to Saint Peter listed first.

• Collyer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
  • Collyer is located in Trego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Quinter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
  • Quinter is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <2>
• Studley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
  • Studley is located in Sheridan County
• Morland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
  • Morland is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <2>
• Penokee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
  • Penokee is located in Graham County
• Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Park is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• WaKeeney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for WaKeeney
  • WaKeeney is located in Trego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for WaKeeney <2>
• Tasco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco
  • Tasco is located in Sheridan County
• Hill City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Hill City is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
• Grainfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainfield
  • Grainfield is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grainfield <2>
• Lucerne
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Lucerne is located in Sheridan County
• Hoxie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Ogallah
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
    • Ogallah is located in Trego County
  • Bogue
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Gove City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
    • Gove City is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Gove City has also been known as:
    • Gove

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Peter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Peter.

Newspapers Published in Saint Peter ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Peter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Peter, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Peter.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Peter:

• Websites specific to Kansas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Pages specific to Graham County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Decatur County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Gove County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Norton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Rooks County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sheridan County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Trego County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Graham County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Peter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/