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:
35.5674, -80.3664
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 Rowan County<2>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Peters Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.
- Christiana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Dixonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Old English Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Owen Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Family Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213301 <5>
- China Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Jersey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Rowan Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowan Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Craven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Timbercreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Faith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Shupings Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Misenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pooletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Eastwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Corbin Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- South Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Correll Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- East Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Morgan Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Trading Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Southmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Richfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eaman Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Red Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
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 Rowan 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 like to start with 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rowan 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 #994108 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994108 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: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gold Hill
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5673618 Lon: -80.3664469
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, 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 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 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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