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A visit to the Saints Peter and Paul 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery ...

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

48.1233, -100.5668

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

The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Stenso Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Verendrye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Verendrye Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Stnenkjer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
  • Walley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Granville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Sons of Herman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Velva.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208723 <5>
    • Kief Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
    • St. Mathis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mathis Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathis Cemetery
    • St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rugby.
      • The St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anselms Friedhoff
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254966 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.

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

  • Karlsruhe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bergen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Balfour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Guthrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Voltaire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Drake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Funston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Funston is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Granville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Velva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Velva is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <6>
  • Towner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kief
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Orrin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Butte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Butte is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Genoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Genoa is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Kongsberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
    • Anamoose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berwick is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Rising ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rising is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Sawyer
      (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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Bantry
    • Bantry lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bantry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
  • Berwick
  • Deering
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Granville
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sawyer
  • Towner
    • Towner lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
  • Velva
    • Velva lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Velva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva

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 helpful 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031061  (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031061 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Karlsruhe
      • Location given for Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.1233379     Lon: -100.5668075
      • 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 McHenry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St.s Peter & Paul 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.