A visit to the Saint Peter 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. Peter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peter Cemetery:
30.2105, -90.8782
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ascension Parish is located in Donaldsonville. Donaldsonville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Peter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Peter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lusk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Hope Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hope Haven Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Haven Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- New St. John Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Zion Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Landry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Landry Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Landry Cemetery
- Faithful Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Faithful Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithful Cemetery
- Cornerview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cornerview Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview Cemetery
- Burnside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnside Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Doug Decoteau Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doug Decoteau Cemetery
- Ficklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ficklin Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Phillip Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Philippian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Philippian Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippian Cemetery
- Goodwill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ealy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68324 <5>
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. Peter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brittany
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sorrento
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weber City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Saint Amant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gonzales
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brignac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duplessis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Galvez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Cofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- French Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Aben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Little Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Claybank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geismar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Galvez Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
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. Peter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ascension Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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. Peter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ascension Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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. Peter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542652 (Saint Peter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542652 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
- Parish: Ascension
- Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gonzales
- Location given for Saint Peter Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2104746 Lon: -90.8781528
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Ascension, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Peter 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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