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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:

38.2038, -98.8198

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 Stafford County<2>.

The county seat for Stafford County is located in Saint John. Saint John lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 17 miles [27.4 km] 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.

  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pt. View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pt. View Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. View Cemetery
  • Dundee Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dundee Valley Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Valley Cemetery
  • Fertig Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fertig Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertig Cemetery
  • Peace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hudson.
    • The Peace Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peace UCC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154832 <5>
  • Pawnee Rock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rockville Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
  • Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bergtal Cemetery
    • Bergthal Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Great Bend Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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    • Everett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Everett Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
    • Fairview Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Park Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Saint John.
      • The Fairview Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1330177 <5>
    • Feldhut Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Feldhut Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feldhut Cemetery
    • Golden Belt Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
    • Strobe Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Strobe Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strobe Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Xavier Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Seward
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Radium
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Radium is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Ray ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ray is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundee is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Pawnee Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Anchorway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Anchorway is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
  • Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Great Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint John
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dartmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Heizer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Heizer is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
  • Larned
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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    • Ellinwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Macksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kanbrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
    • Stafford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stafford is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Stafford has also been known as:
      • Stafford Center
      • Stafford City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <6>
    • Albert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hoisington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington

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 Stafford 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.

  • Albert
    • Albert lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
  • Belpre
    • Belpre lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belpre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Great Bend
  • Hoisington
  • Larned
    • Larned lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Larned.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned
  • Macksville
  • Pawnee Rock
  • Raymond
    • Raymond lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raymond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Saint John
  • Stafford

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Stafford 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 #475873  (Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475873 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: Stafford
      • Est. Elev: 587 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Seward
      • Location given for Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2039022     Lon: -98.8198116
      • 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 Stafford, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.