A visit to the Peek 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 Peek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peek Cemetery:
41.8803, -85.6383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peek Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Joseph County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies just to the east northeast of the Peek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Peek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broadstreet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Broadstreet Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadstreet Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Constantine Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Constantine Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine Twp. Cemetery
- The Constantine Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Constantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #410470 <5>
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Brick Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brick Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Beadle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beadle Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Cemetery
- White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery
- The White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Pigeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #221825 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bowman Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Park Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Park Cemetery
- Stengle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stengle Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stengle Cemetery
- Prairie River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie River Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie River Cemetery
- Flatbush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Flatbush Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush Cemetery
- St. Gregory's Episcopal Abbey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Centreville Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish 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 Peek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Constantine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fabius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- White Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bluff Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Centreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Corey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Klingers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wasepi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Chamberlain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Findley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Marcellus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shipshewana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Wakelee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
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 Peek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centreville
- Constantine
- Marcellus
- Mendon
- Nottawa
- Sturgis
- Three Rivers
- White Pigeon
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 professional and volunteer 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 Peek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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 Peek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1624815 (Peek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1624815 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Three Rivers West
- Location given for Peek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8803266 Lon: -85.6383248
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Saint Joseph, 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- Peek 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. |