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A visit to the Saint Francis 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. Francis Cemetery ...

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

36.9413, -121.7425

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Santa Cruz County is located in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the St. Francis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Francis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Francis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Day Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Day Valley Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley Cemetery
    • The Day Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valencia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159752 <5>
  • Hambey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambey Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Castroville Public Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Castroville Cemetery
    • Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <5>
  • Soquel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Soquel Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
    • The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beit Olam Cemetery
    • Eternal Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <5>
  • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Larios Cemetery
    • San Juan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1468767 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oakwood Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oakwood Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
      • The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Oak Wood Cemetery
      • Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <5>
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hacienda Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Cemetery
    • Hidalgo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Old Mexican Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mexican Cemetery
    • Santa Cruz Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Santa Cruz Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Memorial Park
      • The Santa Cruz Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1642244 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Interlaken
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Colache Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
  • Watsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pajaro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Strongs Mobile Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Amesti
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
  • Freedom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Corralitos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Las Lomas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Aromas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • La Selva Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Day Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
    • Rio del Mar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • River Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • Moss Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aptos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sveadal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Gilroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <6>
    • Rucker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Capitola
      (11 miles [17.7 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Cruz 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 visit 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. Francis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Santa Cruz 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. Francis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #232153  (Saint Francis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #232153 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: Santa Cruz
      • Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watsonville East
      • Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9413412     Lon: -121.7424497
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 California's counties, including Santa Cruz, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Francis 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.