A visit to the Saint Francis Xavier 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 Xavier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery:
37.2632, -95.5755
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the west southwest of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Hiltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hiltz Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltz Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
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- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Morehead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morehead Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Radical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Radical Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical Cemetery
- Kroner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kroner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroner Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherryvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Morehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Mound Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avian ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Penfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Neodesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hilford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Dearing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valeda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lafontaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- South Coffeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Edna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Elk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 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 Xavier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Altoona
- Cherryvale
- Coffeyville
- Dearing
- Dennis
- Dennis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dennis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Galesburg
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mound Valley
- Neodesha
- Parsons
- South Coffeyville
- Thayer
- Thayer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thayer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
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 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 Xavier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Xavier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469809 (Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469809 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cherryvale
- Location given for Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2633999 Lon: -95.5755345
- 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 Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Francis Xavier 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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