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:
42.8511, -91.8263
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the north 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunhams Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Lima Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lima Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Cemetery
- South Windsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Long Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- Fayette County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Corn Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Corn Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Wadena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wadena Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena Cemetery
- Brainard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brainard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Cemetery
- Boale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Boale Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boale Cemetery
- Windsor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Windsor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Cemetery
- Union Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Randalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Donnan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Maynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wadena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brainard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Hawkeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Westgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Illyria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oelwein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Maryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Volga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Saint Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Oran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Hazleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Fayette
- Hawkeye
- Maynard
- Oelwein
- Stanley
- Sumner
- Volga
- Volga lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Waucoma
- West Union
- Westgate
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fayette 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 #460978 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460978 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fayette
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8510919 Lon: -91.8262749
- 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 Fayette, 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- 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. |
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