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A visit to the Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery ...

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. Francis Xavier Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.7034°   (32° 42' 12")

Lon:   -116.8717°   (-116° 52' 18")

The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in San Diego County<2>.

The county seat for San Diego County is located in San Diego. San Diego lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.<4>

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

  • El Cajon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glen Abbey Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Abbey Memorial Park
    • The Glen Abbey Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • The Glen Abbey Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Glen Abbey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7988 <5>
  • La Vista Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The La Vista Cemetery is located in San Diego County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Park
    • The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8003 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in San Diego County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8175 <5>
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Home of Peace Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960610 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in San Diego County
  • Dearborn Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Memorial Park
    • The Dearborn Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dearborn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Poway.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7932 <5>
  • Miramar National Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miramar National Cemetery
    • The Miramar National Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miramar National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381334 <5>
  • Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • El Camino Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
      • The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is located in San Diego County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is located outside and to the east of La Jolla.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988018 <5>
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Carmel Valley Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Valley Cemetery
      • The Carmel Valley Cemetery is located in San Diego County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Del Mar.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #153712 <5>
    • St. Carmel Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Carmel Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Oak Hill Memorial Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • Julian Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Julian Cemetery is located in San Diego County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.

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

  • Jamul
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jamul Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamul Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamul Indian Village
    • Jamul Indian Village is located in San Diego County
  • North Jamul
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jamul
    • North Jamul is located in San Diego County
  • Rancho San Diego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho San Diego
    • Rancho San Diego is located in San Diego County
  • Dulzura
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cockatoo Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
    • Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Granite Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
    • Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Crest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
    • Crest is located in San Diego County
  • Spring Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • La Presa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
    • La Presa is located in San Diego County
  • Sunnyside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
  • Engineer Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer Springs
    • Engineer Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bostonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostonia
      • Bostonia is located in San Diego County
    • Harbison Canyon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbison Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbison Canyon
      • Harbison Canyon is located in San Diego County
    • El Cajon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grossmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossmont
      • Grossmont is located in San Diego County
    • Glenview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in San Diego County
    • Winter Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
      • Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
    • La Mesa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemon Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bonita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alpine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flinn Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Springs
      • Flinn Springs is located in San Diego County
    • Paradise Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
      • Paradise Hills is located in San Diego 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 St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Diego County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alpine
    • Alpine lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alpine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Bonita
    • Bonita lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bonita.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • El Cajon
  • La Mesa
    • La Mesa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for La Mesa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • Lakeside
    • Lakeside lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lakeside.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lemon Grove
  • Spring Valley

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 helpful 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 Xavier 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 Xavier Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #273397  (Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #273397 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: Dulzura
    • County: San Diego         Elev: 289
    • Location given for GNIS #273397 (Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery)

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 San Diego, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7034, Longitude: -116.8717       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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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