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:
45.7600, -94.5833
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 Stearns County<2>.
The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Upsala Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Upsala Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Upsala.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83420 <5>
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Covenant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Rosa of Lima Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Hegwigs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Hegwigs Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hegwigs Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bowlus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83406 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Danish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Free Evangelical Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Edward's Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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:
- Upsala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Holdingford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Rosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Elmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burtrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Swanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Wendel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- North Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Munich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pillsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Sobieski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Flensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Meire Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Stearns County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Bowlus
- Freeport
- Grey Eagle
- Holdingford
- Melrose
- Rice
- Rice lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rice.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Royalton
- Upsala
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Stearns 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 #2068124 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068124 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: Stearns
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Upsala
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.76 Lon: -94.5833333
- 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 Stearns, 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' (or 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. |