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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   48.9792°   (48° 58' 45")

Lon:   -122.1420°   (-122° 8' 31")

The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Whatcom County<1>.

The county seat for Whatcom County is located in Bellingham. Bellingham lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the St. Peters Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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. Peters Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Whatcom County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Peters Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Peters Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Peaceful Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
    • Kendall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
    • Maple Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
    • Sumas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
      • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <4>
    • Lindell Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yarrow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nooksack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
      • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
    • Straiton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straiton
    • Barrowtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Abbotsford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Poplar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Clearbrook
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
        • Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
      • Everson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cultus Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Aberdeen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Clearbrook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <4>
      • Glacier
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Deming
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Promontory
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sardis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
      • Dewdney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hatzic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mission
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

    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. The following communities are located in Whatcom County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Deming
      • Deming lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Deming.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
    • Everson
    • Lynden
    • Maple Falls
    • Nooksack
    • Sumas
      • Sumas lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Peters Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Peters Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Kendall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
    • Musselwhite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazelwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • MacLure Road Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Poplar Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Nooksack Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nooksack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nooksack Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nooksack Cemetery
    • Yarrow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Vedder View Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Joe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Joe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Joe Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Joe Cemetery
    • Carman United Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Hatzic Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Zandt Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Zandt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Zandt Cemetery
      • Aberdeen Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mt. Lehman Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Monumenta Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lynden Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • The Lynden Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynden Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Berthusen Memorial Park
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berthusen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Berthusen Memorial Park is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berthusen Memorial Park

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1525376  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1525376 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kendall
      • County: Whatcom         Elev: 172
      • Location given for GNIS #1525376 (Saint Peters Cemetery)

    The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

    The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Peters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9792, Longitude: -122.1420    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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