A visit to the Saint Francis Xavier 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 Xavier Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery (FG ID #2230709).
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:
42.2447, -83.1511
The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ecorse.
The cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies just to the northeast of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery .
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Establishment of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery ...
The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery was established in 1848.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> 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.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reves - Wilhelm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodmere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferndale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Mound Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mound Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bloomdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Alphonsus' Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Heavenly Rest Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ecorse
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wyandotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- LaSalle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melvindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Rouge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ojibway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibway
- Allen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springwells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dearborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Twin Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delisles Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Ile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dearborn Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inkster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Wayne 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.
- Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn
- Detroit
- Grosse Ile
- Inkster
- Lincoln Park
- River Rouge
- Southgate
- Trenton
- Wyandotte
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 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 Xavier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2230709
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |