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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:

47.7944, -96.4467

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 Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 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.

  • Huot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Huot Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huot Cemetery
  • Hafslo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hafslo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafslo Cemetery
  • Cyr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cyr Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Dorothy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Dorothy Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dorothy Cemetery
  • Andover Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Andover Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hitterdal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hitterdal Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal Cemetery
    • Our Saviors Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Hanna Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Maple Bay Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Bay Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black River Cemetery
      • Black River Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323076 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Gentilly
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Crookston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dorothy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Shirley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Dugdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Red Lake Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Melvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Mentor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Euclid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Fisher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Beltrami
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Fertile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Plummer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Climax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Climax is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Erskine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mallory is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk 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 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 #1815117  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815117 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gentilly
      • Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.7944141     Lon: -96.4467242
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Polk, 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 obstructions 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.
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