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:
40.3281, -99.0479
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south 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 15 miles [24.1 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.
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keene Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Blauvelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blauvelt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blauvelt Cemetery
- Freewater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Freewater Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewater Cemetery
- Upland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Upland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland Cemetery
- Free Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Axtell.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858162 <5>
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antelope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
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- Bailey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bethphage Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Osco Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Minden.
- The Minden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minden Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658925 <5>
- Fridhem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
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. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hildreth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilcox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keene is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Upland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Axtell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Funk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Bloomington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Republican City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Naponee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holdrege
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Heartwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kearney City is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
- Kearney City has also been known as:
- Dobytown
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Bloomington
- Campbell
- Franklin
- Funk
- Funk lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Hildreth
- Holdrege
- Holstein
- Minden
- Naponee
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Ragan
- Republican City
- Riverton
- Upland
- Wilcox
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. Peters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #833093 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833093 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 671 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hildreth
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3280684 Lon: -99.0478635
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Franklin, 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 obstructions 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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