A visit to the Franconia 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 Franconia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franconia Cemetery:
45.3791, -92.6941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franconia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franconia Cemetery is located in Chisago County<2>.
The county seat for Chisago County is located in Center City. Center City lies just to the west of the Franconia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franconia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franconia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franconia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kahbakong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kahbakong Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahbakong Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Croix Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Chisago Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chisago Lake Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago Lake Cemetery
- Panola German Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Crescent Beach Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Glader Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Glader Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glader Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
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- Lindstrom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lindstrom Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom Cemetery
- Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Centuria (WI).
- The Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fristad Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87987 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Almelund Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Almelund Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almelund Cemetery
- El Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The El Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Salem Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Centuria (WI).
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88966 <5>
- McAskill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McAskill Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAskill Cemetery
- Chisago Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Chisago Memorial Park is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chisago Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chisago City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977724 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franconia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franconia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franconia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Taylors Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shafer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Center City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindstrom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Almelund
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centuria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Otisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Horse Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chisago City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scandia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Milltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Star Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Stacy
(14 miles [22.5 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 Franconia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chisago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franconia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amery
- Amery lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Franconia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amery.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Balsam Lake
- Center City
- Centuria
- Chisago City
- Forest Lake
- Lindstrom
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
- Milltown
- North Branch
- Saint Croix Falls
- Star Prairie
- Taylors Falls
- Wyoming
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 helpful 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 Franconia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Chisago 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 Franconia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643879 (Franconia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643879 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: Chisago
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Croix Dalles
- Location given for Franconia Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3791295 Lon: -92.6940975
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Chisago, 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- Franconia 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. |
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