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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Peters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Peters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peters, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Peters (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Peters. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Peters is historic, it would have been located within present day Sheridan County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sheridan County: Box Butte, Cherry, Dawes, Garden, Grant, Morrill & Oglala Lakota (SD).

Below are the counties that are near Peters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peters:

  • Sheridan County     (The home county of Peters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
    • Hay Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
      • Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <3>
    • Rushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Sheridan County
  • Box Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
    • Hemingford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingford
      • Hemingford is located in Box Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingford <3>
    • Berea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Box Butte County
    • Alliance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
      • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
    • Chadron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadron
      • Chadron is located in Dawes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadron <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peters, see our County-by-County Page for Peters.

Newspapers Published in Peters ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peters:

Cemeteries Near Peters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Beguin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beguin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beguin Cemetery
  • Neely Flat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neely Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neely Flat Cemetery
  • Hay Springs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Springs Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Katen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Katen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katen Cemetery
  • Antelope Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Valley Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Movotny Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Movotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Movotny Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Amity Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Hemingford Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemingford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemingford Cemetery
    • Pleasant Point Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Peters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peters.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.

  • Grayson ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Sheridan County
  • Rushville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
  • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
    • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
  • Clinton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Hemingford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingford
    • Hemingford is located in Box Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingford <3>
  • Berea
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Box Butte County
  • Adaton ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
    • Adaton is located in Sheridan County
  • Chadron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadron
    • Chadron is located in Dawes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadron <3>
  • Nonpareil
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonpareil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonpareil
    • Nonpareil is located in Box Butte County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peters.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Peters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5055, Longitude: -102.6358       In this case, the coordinates for Peters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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