A visit to the Saint Peter's Church 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. Peter's Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peter's Church Cemetery:
42.9303, -76.5711
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peter's Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peter's Church Cemetery is located in Cayuga County<2>.
The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies just to the northeast of the St. Peter's Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peter's Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the St. Peter's Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peter's Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cowan - Farnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Russian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Galpin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Galpin Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galpin Hill Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #248890 <5>
- Sand Beach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Beach Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Auburn.
- The Melrose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melrose Road Cemetery
- Porter Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266624 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Throopsville Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maycumber Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Soule Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Soule Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Cemetery
- County House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The County House Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County House Cemetery
- McMasters Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cranebrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cranebrook Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranebrook Cemetery
- Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sennett Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sennett Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sennett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Peter's Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peter's Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Auburn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Melrose Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Throop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Sennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Port Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <6>
- Skaneateles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weedsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Mandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Elbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Scipioville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Niles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Seneca Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kuneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Omro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Marcellus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Tyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
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. Peter's Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cayuga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter's Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Jordan
- Jordan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Peter's Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jordan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Marcellus
- Mottville
- Port Byron
- Seneca Falls
- Sherwood
- Skaneateles
- Union Springs
- Weedsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. Peter's Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Cayuga 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. Peter's Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2519231 (Saint Peter's Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2519231 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: Cayuga
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Saint Peter's Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9302778 Lon: -76.5711111
- 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 York's counties, including Cayuga, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Peter's Church 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. |