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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Peter: St. Peter
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Peter. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint 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 may 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)
- Penokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Hill City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Roscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Nicodemus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur County
- Allison ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- 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)
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Grainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gove City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gove City is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Gove City has also been known as:
- Gove
- Grinnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grinnell is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- 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)
- 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)
- Palco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- 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)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Hoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Collyer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- WaKeeney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogallah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Trego
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trego is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Peter - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Leland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saline Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Studley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Penokee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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)
- Collyer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Quinter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Studley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Morland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Penokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- WaKeeney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tasco is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco
- Hill City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lucerne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Hoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ogallah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Bogue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Gove City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gove City is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
- 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]<3>. 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 begin 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
- Pages specific to Graham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Gove County
- Norton County
- Rooks County
- Sheridan County
- Trego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Peter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Peter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |