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:
40.5173, -74.5893
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 Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> 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.
- Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Somerville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Somerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Somerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Somerville.
- The Old Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bridge Street Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
- Old Raritan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1599935 <5>
- New Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Somerville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Somerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Somerville.
- The New Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Somerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626822 <5>
- Veghte Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Veghte Burying Ground is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veghte Burying Ground
- South Middlebush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bound Brook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100217 <5>
- Temple Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Temple Sholom Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bound Brook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131214 <5>
- Harlingen Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bound Brook Mountain Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernards RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vroom Family Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Flagtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Flagtown Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Franklin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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:
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Blackwells Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Middlebush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Finderne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Ukrainian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Bound Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Harlingen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Kendall Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
- Franklin Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Society Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- North Branch Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maple Meade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Berdines Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
- New Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Randolphville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Piscataway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Heathcote
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
- Patricks Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Woodfern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Skillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Monmouth Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
- Paulas Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulas Corners
- Stelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Lindenau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Samptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
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 Somerset 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.
- Harlingen
- Kingston
- New Brunswick
- Piscataway
- Somerset
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 professional and volunteer 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 New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Somerset 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 #880228 (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #880228 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: Somerset
- Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bound Brook
- Location given for Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5173259 Lon: -74.5893235
- 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 New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, 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 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. |