A visit to the French Church 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 French Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The French Church Cemetery (FG ID #1233526).
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 French Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Church Cemetery:
42.5725, -93.7719
The French Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Woolstock.
The cemetery is located in Wright County<3>.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north of the French Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the French Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woolstock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cass Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cass Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cass Creek Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Creek Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holmes Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wright County Burying Grounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Galt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the French Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woolstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Eagle Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holmes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kamrar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Duncombe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Goldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Border Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 French Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the French Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Duncombe
- Eagle Grove
- Goldfield
- Jewell
- Jewell lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the French Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jewell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Stanhope
- Webster City
- Williams
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 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 French Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wright 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 French Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1233526
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802761 (French Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802761 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolstock
- Location given for French Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5721957 Lon: -93.7716064
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |