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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. 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 Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   42.4878°   (42° 29' 16")

Lon:   -91.1351°   (-91° 8' 6")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Worthington Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worthington Baptist Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • McGee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Tivoli Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tivoli Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tivoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tivoli Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Fagen Property Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagen Property Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagen Property Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fagen Property Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Dubuque County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
    • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <6>
  • Summit Village Dyersville Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
  • Rockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Delaware County
  • New Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
    • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Worthington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Holy Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
  • Luxemburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
    • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Almoral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
    • Almoral is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Delhi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <6>
    • Epworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
      • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <6>
    • Holy Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Delaware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Oneida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Greeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <6>
    • Graf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • 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
    • Cascade lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cascade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 like to 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 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #460976  (Saint Francis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #460976 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: Dyersville West
    • County: Delaware         Elev: 289
    • Location given for GNIS #460976 (Saint Francis Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Francis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4878, Longitude: -91.1351       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Francis 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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