A visit to the Saint Francis 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 St. Francis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Francis Cemetery (FG ID #96071)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Francis Cemetery
Lat: 42.8294° (42° 49' 45")
Lon: -93.5905° (-93° 35' 25")
The cemetery is located in Wright County<3>.
As an estimate, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Belmond.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of the St. Francis 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 St. Francis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Simenson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simenson Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simenson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simenson Family Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Amsterdam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ringsaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meservey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meservey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meservey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Old Amsterdam Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coulter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Richland Lutheran 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belmond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olaf
- From the St. Francis Cemetery to Olaf
- Meservey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Clarion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coulter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Latimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Latimer is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <7>
- Klemme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
- Klemme is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <7>
- Kanawha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Swaledale
(17 miles [27.4 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 Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Eagle Grove
- Garner
- Goldfield
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Renwick
- Sheffield
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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wright County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Francis Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #460977 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #460977 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: Belmond
- County: Wright Elev: 363
- Location given for GNIS #460977 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96071
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 drawn 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: 42.8294, Longitude: -93.5905 |
<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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |