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:
42.8608, -96.8648
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 just 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Clay Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Point Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point Cemetery
- Spirit Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clay Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield Cemetery
- Bluff View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dowlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dowlin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowlin Cemetery
- Brule Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brule Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Spink.
- The Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brule Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973015 <5>
- Mortvedt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mortvedt Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortvedt Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97401 <5>
- First Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Brule Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brule Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97333 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
- South Lodi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The South Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lodi Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Union County Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union County Cemetery
- Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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:
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Vermillion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hub City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Spink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Alsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meckling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Maskell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Obert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Obert is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Newcastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Elk Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
- Beresford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Wakonda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alcester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wynot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Volin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
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.
- Akron
- Alcester
- Beresford
- Centerville
- Elk Point
- Gayville
- Newcastle
- Vermillion
- Volin
- Volin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
- Wakonda
- Wynot
- Wynot lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wynot.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 #1265354 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1265354 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: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vermillion SE
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8608288 Lon: -96.8647652
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |