A visit to the 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 Peters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peters Cemetery:
41.5234, -79.9562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peters Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.
The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Peters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Cochranton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kiser Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiser Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Hill Cemetery
- Milledgeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millcreek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millcreek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Millcreek Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek Cemetery
- Wygant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wygant Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wygant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wygant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Meadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498935 <5>
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hatch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deckard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Wilson Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Cochranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Black Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Sugarcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Guys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- New Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Nicklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Blooming Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Townville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Sandy Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
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 Peters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Venango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cochranton
- Franklin
- Meadville
- Sandy Lake
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 Peters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 Peters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1183620 (Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183620 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Lake
- Location given for Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5233876 Lon: -79.9561691
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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. |