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:
38.6196, -76.8652
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 Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies just to the 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- St. Pauls Piney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waldorf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waldorf Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cheltenham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Cemetery
- Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Church of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huntington Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Oak Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Mattawoman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Acton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- White Plains Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Orme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- The Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Lyons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Hughesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Thrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Bennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- La Plata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- North Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
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. The following communities are located in Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles 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 #1677142 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1677142 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: Charles
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hughesville
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6195632 Lon: -76.8652484
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Charles, 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 drawn 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |