A visit to the Saint Peters 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. Peters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery:
37.7175, -87.8175
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Morganfield. Morganfield lies just to the west southwest of the St. Peters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Morehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Corydon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Corydon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
- Burbanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burbanks Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbanks Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Holeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Caton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Caton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Cemetery
- Harnion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harnion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnion Cemetery
- Tapp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tapp Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flournoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Breckinridge Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Morganfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Poole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Free Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Hovey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Robards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- West Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Henderson
- Morganfield
- Mount Vernon
- Sturgis
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Union 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. Peters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502721 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502721 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.717543 Lon: -87.8175212
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Union, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Peters 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |