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A visit to the Saint Francis 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 St. Francis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Francis Cemetery (FG ID #57111)

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. Francis Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Francis Cemetery

Lat:   33.4729°   (33° 28' 22")

Lon:   -111.9759°   (-111° 58' 33")

The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies just to the west southwest of the St. Francis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Francis Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Francis Cemetery.

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

  • Papago Peaks Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papago Peaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papago Peaks Village
    • Papago Peaks Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Scottsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tempe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
    • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
  • Paradise Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clearwater Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ahwatukee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kyrene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mesa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hohokam Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hohokam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
    • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Continental Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Paradise Village North II
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Village North II have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Village North II
      • Paradise Village North II is located in Maricopa County
    • Catalina Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
      • Catalina Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Sandalwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
      • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
    • Capri Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
      • Capri Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Corona Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Village
      • Corona Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Oakhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Canyon Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
      • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Palm Lakes Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lakes Village
      • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Paradise City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
      • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
    • Summer Place Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
    • The Town Square
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Town Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Town Square
      • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
    • Central Park Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park Village
      • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Cheyenne Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
      • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Glendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tiki Tai Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiki Tai Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Tai Village
      • Tiki Tai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Centura West
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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. Francis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maricopa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Francis Cemetery:

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. Francis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #10704  (Saint Francis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #10704 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: Tempe
    • County: Maricopa         Elev: 0
    • Location given for GNIS #10704 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57111

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 Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, 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 things 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. Francis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4729, Longitude: -111.9759    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.