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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:

39.6329, -98.9819

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 Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 15 miles [24.1 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.

  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Leasburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Leasburg Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg Cemetery
  • Grant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
  • Gaylord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Gaylord Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Christ Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
  • Kirin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
  • Ash Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ash Rock Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Rock Cemetery
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
    • Agra Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
    • Hillsdale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
    • Germantown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Germantown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Kensington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92531 <5>
    • West Cedar Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
    • Bloomington Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Cedar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Claudell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Claudell is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
  • Gaylord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kirwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kensington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kensington is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Athol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Alton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Harlan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Agra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Woodston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Smith Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Portis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Glade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Glade is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Phillipsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stockton is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
      • Former name for Stockton:
      • Stocktown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
    • Osborne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
    • Bellaire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellaire is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire

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 Smith County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Athol
    • Athol lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Downs
    • Downs lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Downs.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Gaylord
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Kensington
  • Kirwin
    • Kirwin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kirwin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirwin
  • Osborne
  • Phillipsburg
  • Portis
    • Portis lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Portis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
  • Smith Center
  • Speed
  • Stockton
  • Woodston

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 Smith 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 #472065  (Saint Francis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472065 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: Smith
      • Est. Elev: 514 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cedar
      • Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6327888     Lon: -98.9820276
      • 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 Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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.