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:
41.9068, -71.1417
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 Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the east 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Francis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neck of Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.844 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91643 <6>
- Stevens Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <6>
- Mayflower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mayflower Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayflower Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Taunton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.853 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91219 <6>
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Norton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Common Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caswell Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Caswell Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Burying Ground
- The Caswell Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.814 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347699 <6>
- Raynham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Raynham Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Taunton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- North Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Weir Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Raynham Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- West Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Segreganset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Chartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Briggs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Old Town Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Attleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- East Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Hortonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Cochesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Attleboro Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Seekonk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
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. The following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Attleboro
- Mansfield
- Taunton
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 St. Francis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 #598831 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598831 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9067674 Lon: -71.1417137
- 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 Bristol, 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 obstructions 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 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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| <6> | 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. |