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:
42.5408, -92.1835
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 Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the west southwest 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 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Fairview - Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lester Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Twp. Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Barclay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barclay Cemetery
- Old Barclay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Barclay Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Muslim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Muslim Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muslim Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Dewar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Dunkerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Evansdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Jesup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Klinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Fairbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Readlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jubilee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- North Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- La Porte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hazleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Oelwein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Fairbank
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Oelwein
- Waterloo
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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 #1958315 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958315 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dunkerton
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5408197 Lon: -92.1835133
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Black Hawk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |