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A visit to the Saints Peter and Paul 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:

42.2029, -72.3526

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.

The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Palmer Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Palmer Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Center Cemetery
  • East Wilbraham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Wilbraham Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilbraham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Wilbraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Palmer.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.804 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90934 <6>
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
  • South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Ludlow Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ludlow Center Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Center Cemetery
  • Quabbin Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Munsing Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Island Pond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woodland Dell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Wilbraham.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.803 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191543 <6>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91098 <6>
    • Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Main Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethany RC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bethany RC Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany RC Cemetery
      • The Bethany RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethany Cemetery
      • Bethany Road Cemetery
      • Pearl Street Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394703 <6>
    • Old St. Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
      • The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burying Yard Cemetery
      • Center Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WIL.801 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90745 <6>
    • Main Street Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grouts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grouts Cemetery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouts Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Aspen Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bondsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
  • Three Rivers
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Thorndike
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
  • Palmer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Palmer is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
  • Tenneyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
  • North Wilbraham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
  • West Brimfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
  • Belchertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
  • Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
  • Wilbraham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
  • West Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Warren is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
  • Ware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ware is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Monson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Monson is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Ludlow City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
    • Indian Orchard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
    • Warren
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Warren is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
    • Smiths ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Smiths is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
    • South Factory Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brimfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • Granby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Granby is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
    • Hampden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • West Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Gilbertville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • State Line
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • State Line is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Wales
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wales is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
    • Greenwich ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich

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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belchertown
  • Ware
    • Ware lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ware.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Hampden 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602417  (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602417 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: Hampden
      • Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palmer
      • Location given for Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2028709     Lon: -72.3525825
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- St.s Peter & Paul 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>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.