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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:

47.4733, -101.6202

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 Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast 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 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Weiderich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Weiderich Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiderich Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Tschaekofske Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Tschaekofske Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschaekofske Cemetery
  • St. James Lutheran / Krem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Koehler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Koehler Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler Cemetery
  • St. Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
  • Link Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goetz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peace Lutheran Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Pick City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201207 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Geminde Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Geminde Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geminde Cemetery
    • Kronthal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Kronthal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronthal Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kronthal Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Beulah.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102095 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolfe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly Dale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lilly Dale Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102755 <5>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

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:

  • Krem ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Krem is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
  • Pick City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pick City is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Riverdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hazen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Nishu ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nishu is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Knife River Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Garrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beulah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Shield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Shield is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • Zap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Zap is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Coleharbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Riverdale Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction
    • Roseglen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Underwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Butte ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
    • Golden Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Mercer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beulah
    • Beulah lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beulah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Center
    • Center lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Center.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Dodge
    • Dodge lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Douglas
  • Garrison
  • Golden Valley
  • Hazen
    • Hazen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Max
    • Max lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Roseglen
  • Stanton
  • Underwood
  • Zap
    • Zap lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Zap.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap

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 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 Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mercer 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 #1031286  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031286 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: Mercer
      • Est. Elev: 626 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hazen NE
      • Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4733345     Lon: -101.620167
      • 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 Mercer, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.