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:
45.5672, -93.8519
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 Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Foley. Foley lies just to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Glendorado Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- South Santiago Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Santiago Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Santiago Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago Cemetery
- Our Savior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Our Savior Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
- Maywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maywood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Galbriath Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Galbriath Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbriath Cemetery
- Snake River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Snake River Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake River Cemetery
- Two Stone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Two Stone Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Stone Cemetery
- Milo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Milo Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Cemetery
- Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- St. Marcus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
- The St. Marcus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clear Lake Cemetery
- St. Marcus Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83393 <5>
- Becker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Becker Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
- Elwell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Elwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Santiago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Duelm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Foley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estes Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Ronneby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Cable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Becker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pease
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Foreston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Clearwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Salida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Zimmerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <6>
- Saint Cloud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sauk Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Big Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Evergreen Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
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 Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Becker
- Big Lake
- Clear Lake
- Clearwater
- Foley
- Foley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Milaca
- Oak Park
- Princeton
- Ronneby
- Saint Cloud
- Sauk Rapids
- Zimmerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Francis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #650583 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650583 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Santiago
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.567189 Lon: -93.8519202
- 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 Benton, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |