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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:

41.3892, -82.0154

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 Lorain County<2>.

The county seat for Lorain County is located in Elyria. Elyria lies just to the west southwest 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Fields Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Fields Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
  • Sugar Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Butternut Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Ridgelawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Elmhurst Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Elmhurst Park Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst Park Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • La Porte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The La Porte Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • Butternut Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Teresa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43188 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • South Murray Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Murray Ridge Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Murray Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Murray Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43517 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Columbia Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Columbia Twp. Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coe Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coe Ridge Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Ridge Cemetery
    • Maple Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • North Ridgeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Elyria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
  • Sheffield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaton Estates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
  • Olmsted Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Olmsted
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Westlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Avon Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Avon Point is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <6>
    • Fairview Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lorain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Belden is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Strongsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Binola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
    • Middleburg Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brook Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rocky River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Lorain County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Lorain 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 #1058944  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1058944 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: Lorain
      • Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Avon
      • Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.3892129     Lon: -82.0154208
      • 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 Ohio's counties, including Lorain, 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. 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.