A visit to the Peterson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Peterson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Peterson Cemetery (FG ID #77385).
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 Peterson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peterson Cemetery:
41.1087, -111.7772
The Peterson Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Morgan. Morgan lies just to the southeast of the Peterson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peterson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Peterson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peterson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enterprise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kaysville City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Valley Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lindquist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Abbey of the Holy Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmington City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peterson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peterson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Como Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uintah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fruit Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Uintah Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Uintah Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
- Yorkshire Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Weber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lupine Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lupine Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupine Village
- Rigde Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Layton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakridge Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Village
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Fort ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild Townsite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild Townsite is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild Townsite
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sahara Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
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 Peterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmington
- Kaysville
- Layton
- Morgan
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 Peterson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Utah:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Peterson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77385
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1444303 (Peterson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1444303 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 1535 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peterson
- Location given for Peterson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1085546 Lon: -111.7766036
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Morgan, 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 from Point A (ie- Peterson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |