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:
43.0619, -96.8248
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Vermillion. Vermillion lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Peters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bonine Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonine Cemetery
- Houde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Houde Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houde Cemetery
- Hovde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beresford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beresford Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gothland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Alcester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204900 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Romsdal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuntland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuntland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuntland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Beresford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Alsen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hub City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Alcester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Moe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wakonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Viborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hawarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Worthing
(18 miles [29 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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alcester
- Beloit
- Beresford
- Centerville
- Hawarden
- Hudson
- Viborg
- Volin
- Volin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
- Wakonda
- Worthing
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 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 South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #1257734 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257734 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beresford
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0619343 Lon: -96.8247668
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Clay, 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- 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. |