A visit to the Saint Francis Episcopal 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 Episcopal Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery (FG ID #2328866).
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 Episcopal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery:
35.3739, -81.9553
The St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the south southwest of the St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery .
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Name Variations for St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Family Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spindale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little White Country Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- M & T Ministries Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bostic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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] of the St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rutherfordton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ruth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Bakersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Union Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sandy Mush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thermal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Caroleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vein Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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 Episcopal Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Episcopal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Episcopal Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2328866
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993888 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993888 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rutherfordton North
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3765101 Lon: -81.9542714
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Francis Episcopal 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. |