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A visit to the Saint Peter 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. Peter Cemetery ...

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

33.7843, -90.8320

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

The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Bolivar County<2>.

The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies just to the east southeast of the St. Peter Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peter Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Peter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • El Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
  • Aycock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Aycock Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Sharewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sharewell Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharewell Cemetery
  • Chrisman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
  • New Cleveland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The New Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cleveland Cemetery
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
  • Smith & Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Waldon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Waldon Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon Cemetery
  • Old Cleveland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Old Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cleveland Cemetery
  • Renova Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Renova Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova Cemetery
    • The Renova Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284230 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Bellamy Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Merigold Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Merigold Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merigold Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Merigold.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1355266 <5>
    • Scotland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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. Peter Cemetery.

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

  • Victor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Victor is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Pace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pace is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Mound City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mound City is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Cleveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Renova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Merigold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mound Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beulah is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Christmas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Christmas is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
  • Winstonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Longshot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Longshot is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dahomy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
    • Halstead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
    • White City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Gunnison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Shelby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Waxhaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Wright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wright is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Rosedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Benoit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Grapeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
    • Perthshire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire

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. Peter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bolivar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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. Peter Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Bolivar 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. Peter Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #677226  (Saint Peter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677226 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: Bolivar
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pace
      • Location given for Saint Peter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7842788     Lon: -90.8320451
      • 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 Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, 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. Peter 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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