A visit to the Saint Peters Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Peters Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Peters Cemetery (FG ID #1432561).
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:
41.7204, -73.8993
The St. Peters Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Poughkeepsie.
The cemetery is located in Dutchess County<2>.
The county seat for Dutchess County is located in Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie lies just to the southwest of the St. Peters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peters Cemetery.
Establishment of the St. Peters Cemetery ...
The St. Peters Cemetery was established in 1854.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ferris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Beth-El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Temple Beth-El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Presbyterian Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stoutenberg Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutenberg Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Hicksite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicksite Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksite Cemetery
- Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery of Loyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Relyea Ground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lattingtown Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Dyne Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Poughkeepsie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Manchester Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spackenkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Red Oaks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Hyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Noxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plutarch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clintondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wappingers Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Myers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Hillside Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
- Lagrangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Esopus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verbank Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Verbank Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbank Village
- Salt Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Dutchess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Highland
- Hyde Park
- Lagrangeville
- Marlboro
- Milton
- Poughkeepsie
- Wappingers Falls
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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. Peters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Dutchess 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1432561
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #973880 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #973880 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: Dutchess
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poughkeepsie
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7214825 Lon: -73.8984692
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |