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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. 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:

38.8060, -99.2690

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 Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Hays. Hays lies just to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 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.

  • Mt. Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Allen Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • St. Fidelis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fidelis Cemetery
  • Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • St. Catharina Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cordial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Winterset Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset Cemetery
    • Gorham Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gorham Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Hyacinth Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth Cemetery
    • Nickel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Cemetery
    • Pleasantdale Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasantdale Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale Cemetery
    • St. Severin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Severin Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 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:

  • Munjor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
  • Toulon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Hays
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
  • Antonino
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
  • Schoenchen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Victoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Pfeifer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
  • Catharine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Liebenthal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Yocemento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
    • Loretta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Walker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Walker is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Emmeram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
    • Gorham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hog Back
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back

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 Ellis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bison
    • Bison lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Ellis
    • Ellis lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ellis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Galatia
  • Hays
    • Hays lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • La Crosse
  • McCracken
  • Russell
  • Victoria

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 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 #475293  (Saint Francis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475293 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 605 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hays South
      • Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.8005677     Lon: -99.2692683
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Ellis, 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 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.