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:
42.4878, -91.1351
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 Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 16 miles [25.7 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Earlville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96150 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Earlville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94750 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Worthington Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Platt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Tivoli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tivoli Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli Cemetery
- Fagen Property Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hogan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Dyersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- New Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Holy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Luxemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Almoral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hopkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Greeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
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 Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cascade
- Delhi
- Delhi lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Dyersville
- Earlville
- Epworth
- Greeley
- Hopkinton
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 St. Francis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 #460976 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460976 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dyersville West
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4877734 Lon: -91.1351359
- 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 Delaware, 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' (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- 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. |