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. 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 Francis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Francis Cemetery:
42.1145, -71.2512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Francis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Guild Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild Cemetery
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Moose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moose Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill Cemetery
- 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)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- 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)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- 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)
- Knollwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- 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)
- The Knollwood Memorial Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Memorial Park
- 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)
- The Sharon Memorial Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Memorial Park
- 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)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- 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)
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91613 <5>
- Tisdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Old Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Parish Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Parish Cemetery
- 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)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- North Foxboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Foxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- East Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- Norfolk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Wrentham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Medfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
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- Acorn Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Millis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- East Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Stoughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- Medway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Sheldonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Ponkapoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
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.
- Canton
- Foxborough
- Franklin
- Mansfield
- Medway
- Norwood
- Sharon
- Stoughton
- Walpole
- Westwood
- Wrentham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Francis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Francis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599484 (Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599484 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wrentham
- Location given for Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1145431 Lon: -71.251165
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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> | 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.
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