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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 Franconia Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franconia Cemetery

Lat:   34.7401°   (34° 44' 24")

Lon:   -114.2684°   (-114° 16' 6")

The Franconia Cemetery is located in Mohave County<1>.

The county seat for Mohave County is located in Kingman. Kingman lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Franconia Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Franconia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Mohave County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Franconia 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 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Franconia Cemetery.

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

    • Franconia
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
      • Franconia is located in Mohave County
    • Powell ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Mohave County
    • Yucca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Topock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fivemile Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Landing
      • Fivemile Landing is located in Mohave County
    • Desert Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Hills
      • Desert Hills is located in Mohave County
    • Lake Havasu City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Parker Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Junction
      • Parker Junction is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Havasu Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Lake
      • Havasu Lake is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Oldtrails ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtrails
      • Oldtrails is located in Mohave County
    • Arizona Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona Village
      • Arizona Village is located in Mohave County
    • Oatman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Needles
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needles
        • Needles is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,942 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needles <4>
      • Mohave Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
        • Willow Valley is located in Mohave County
      • Havasu Palms
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Palms
        • Havasu Palms is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
      • Mesquite Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
        • Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County
      • Mojave Ranch Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave Ranch Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave Ranch Estates
        • Mojave Ranch Estates is located in Mohave County

    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 Franconia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mohave County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Franconia Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Yucca Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Desert Lawn Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Desert Lawn Cemetery is located in Mohave County
      • The Desert Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Desert Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57001 <6>
    • Needles Riverview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Needles Riverview Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
      • The Needles Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverview Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needles Riverview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8303 <6>
    • Oatman Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Needles Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ft. Mojave Tribal Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Mojave Tribal Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
      • The Ft. Mojave Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ft. Mojave Burial Grounds
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Mojave Tribal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459870 <6>
    • Gold Road Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Gold Road Cemetery is located in Mohave County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Road Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Oatman.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162476 <6>
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Mohave County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252717 <6>
    • Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery is located in Mohave County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173504 <6>

    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 Franconia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2576293  (Franconia Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2576293 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: Franconia
      • County: Mohave         Elev: 337
      • Location given for GNIS #2576293 (Franconia Cemetery)

    The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

    The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Franconia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7401, Longitude: -114.2684    
    <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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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