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A visit to the 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. 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 Francis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Francis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Francis Cemetery

Lat:   42.1145°   (42° 6' 52")

Lon:   -71.2512°   (-71° 15' 4")

The Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Francis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Francis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Guild Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guild Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guild Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Walpole Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walpole Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walpole Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walpole Plains Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Wapole Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wapole Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wapole Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wapole Plains Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Moose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moose Hill Cemetery
    • The Moose Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Walpole.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2416869 <5>
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Old Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Wrentham Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrentham Center Cemetery
    • The Wrentham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Center Cemetery
    • Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
    • Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <5>
  • Morse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
  • Rock Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chestnut Tree Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Tree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Tree Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Knollwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Cemetery
      • The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503478 <5>
    • Knollwood Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Memorial Park
      • The Knollwood Memorial Park is located in Norfolk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91148 <5>
    • Sharon Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Memorial Park
      • The Sharon Memorial Park is located in Norfolk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91698 <5>
    • Vine Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bicknell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bicknell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bicknell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shepardville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepardville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Spring Brook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Tisdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tisdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tisdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
    • Old Parish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Parish Cemetery
      • The Old Parish Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • The Old Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Parish Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRD.800 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Francis Cemetery.

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

  • South Walpole
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
    • South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
  • Pondville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
    • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
  • North Foxboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Foxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
    • North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
  • Walpole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
    • Walpole is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
  • Foxborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
    • Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
  • Sharon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
  • East Walpole
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
    • East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
  • Norfolk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
  • Wrentham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
    • Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
  • Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
  • Medfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
    • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Acorn Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
      • Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
    • Canton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
    • Norwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
    • Millis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • East Mansfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
      • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
    • Stoughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
      • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
    • Westwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
    • Medway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
    • Sheldonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
    • Plainville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
    • Furnace Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • North Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Ponkapoag
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ponkapoag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
      • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County

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 Francis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Francis Cemetery:

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 Francis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #599484  (Francis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #599484 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: Wrentham
    • County: Norfolk         Elev: 71
    • Location given for GNIS #599484 (Francis Cemetery)

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Francis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1145, Longitude: -71.2512       In this case, the coordinates for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<7>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.




 

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