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A visit to the Saint Francis Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Francis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Francis Cemetery (FG ID #91000)

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 St. Francis Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.1145°   (42° 6' 52")

Lon:   -71.2524°   (-71° 15' 8")

The cemetery is located in Norfolk County<3>.

As an estimate, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Walpole.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast of the St. 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 St. Francis Cemetery.<4>

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

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]<2> of the St. Francis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. 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.<5> 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)
  • North Foxboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Walpole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foxborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sharon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Walpole
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Norfolk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wrentham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Medfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Acorn Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Canton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<5> 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)
    • East Mansfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<5> 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)
    • Sheldonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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:

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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91000

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Francis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1145, Longitude: -71.2524    
<3>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.
<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 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.
<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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