A visit to the Saint Peters Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery:
37.3817, -81.1989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wythe County<2>.
The county seat for Wythe County is located in Wytheville. Wytheville lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the south of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Robinett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Donley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Donley Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donley Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Matoaka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Matoaka Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka Cemetery
- Harless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
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- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Sandlick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandlick Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Estate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
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. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lashmeet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Montcalm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Johnston Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Matoaka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Flipping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Littlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Weyanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nemours
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coopers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Yards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Falls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- East River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wythe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wythe 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2085789 (Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2085789 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: Wythe
- Est. Elev: 662 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matoaka
- Location given for Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3816667 Lon: -81.1988889
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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 Virginia's counties, including Wythe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Peters Lutheran 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. |