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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:

46.9653, -98.2481

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 Barnes County<2>.

The county seat for Barnes County is located in Valley City. Valley City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> 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 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the St. Peter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nebo Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102743 <5>
  • Spiritwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Spiritwood Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Cemetery
  • Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Valley City.
    • The Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elim Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2395582 <5>
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherines Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherines Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102401 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102029 <5>
  • Ringsaker Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ringsaker Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringsaker Cemetery
  • Dazey Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Dazey Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Prairie Rest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Rest Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Kathryn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2412807 <5>
    • North Marion Reformed Church Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sheyenne Valley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Sanborn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eckelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Leal is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Valley City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Valley City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
  • Spiritwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Dazey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bloom
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Wimbledon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spiritwood Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ypsilanti
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontier Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Jamestown Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
    • Litchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oriska
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sibley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Walum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Barnes 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 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. Peter Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Barnes 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 #1031280  (Saint Peter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031280 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: Barnes
      • Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sanborn
      • Location given for Saint Peter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9652627     Lon: -98.2481472
      • 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 Dakota's counties, including Barnes, 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' (or 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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