A visit to the Saint Francis Xavier 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 Xavier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery:
43.8555, -95.1019
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County<2>.
The county seat for Cottonwood County is located in Windom. Windom lies just to the northwest of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Resthaven Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delafield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Delafield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Christiana Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Voth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Voth Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth Cemetery
- Brill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill Cemetery
- Hauges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hauges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauges Cemetery
- Delft Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Delft Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft Cemetery
- Heron Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Heron Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake Cemetery
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- Schultz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- West Belmont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The West Belmont Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmont Cemetery
- East Belmont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The East Belmont Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belmont Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Windom
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bingham Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heron Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Lakefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Okabena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jeffers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Butterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Storden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
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- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Darfur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kinbrae
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Trimont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ormsby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Comfrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Westbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cottonwood 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.
- Brewster
- Butterfield
- Comfrey
- Dundee
- Fulda
- Fulda lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Heron Lake
- Jackson
- Jeffers
- Kinbrae
- Lakefield
- Mountain Lake
- Okabena
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Sherburn
- Trimont
- Westbrook
- Windom
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 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 Xavier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Cottonwood 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650590 (Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650590 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: Cottonwood
- Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windom
- Location given for Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8555131 Lon: -95.1019363
- 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 Cottonwood, 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 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> | 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. |