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:
39.6545, -77.9308
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81575 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Graveyard
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesburg Cemetery
- Cushwa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Little Georgetown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Georgetown Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Little Georgetown (WV).
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Secrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Park Head Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head Cemetery
- Allensville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Allensville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville Cemetery
- Falling Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Falling Waters Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Falling Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Johnsontown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnsontown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsontown Cemetery
- Hedgesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hedgesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <5>
- Broadfording Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
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:
- Clear Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Pool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Cherry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Wilson - Conococheague
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falling Waters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Welsh Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Claylick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Sleepy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bedington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Maugansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spielman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Woodcrest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Hagerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
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 Washington 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 visit 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 Washington 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 #1713693 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713693 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clear Spring
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6545397 Lon: -77.9308316
- 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 Washington, 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. 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> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |