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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:

40.1865, -79.0275

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 Somerset. Somerset lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km] 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.

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Friedline Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
    • The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Untied Brethren Church of Jenners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245622 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Schmucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Schmucker Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmucker Cemetery
    • The Schmucker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shaffer Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372784 <5>
  • Custer Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Custer Community Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hollsopple.
    • The Custer Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Custer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44661 <5>
  • Kaufman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
  • Weaver Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wertz - Miltenberger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Penrod Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Penrod Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
    • Laughlintown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Laughlintown Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlintown Cemetery
    • Berkley Hills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Berkley Hills Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley Hills Cemetery
    • Lichty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lichty Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty Cemetery
    • Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Friedens.
      • The Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207909 <5>
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Jennerstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenners Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
  • Jerome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jenners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jenners is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
  • Thomas Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
  • Benson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Benson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Hollsopple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Davidsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Mountain Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sipesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
  • Stoystown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooversville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
    • Gideon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Gideon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Kantner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kantner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
    • Roytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roytown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
    • Ingleside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingleside is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Tire Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Elim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
    • Laurel Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Friedens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Coleman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Coleman is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Mostoller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mostoller is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
    • Forward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Forward is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
    • Ferndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Southmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Laughlintown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 Pennsylvania:
  • 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 #1186792  (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186792 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: 593 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boswell
      • Location given for Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1864647     Lon: -79.0275273
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
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