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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:

47.8906, -100.2401

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 McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> 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 16 miles [25.7 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. Martins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  • Sons of Herman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Martin Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Martin Baptist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Baptist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Martin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227149 <5>
  • Martin United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Martin United Methodist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin United Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Martin.
    • The Martin United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Martin Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery
    • Martin Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402014 <5>
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ebenezer Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227022 <5>
  • Reform Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Rosenfeld Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosenfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosenfield Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenfield Cemetery
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eisenbeisz Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Eisenbeisz Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eisenbeisz Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eisenbeisz Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Martin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226056 <5>
    • St. Mathis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mathis Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathis Cemetery
    • Kief Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
    • West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
      • The West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Scandia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102718 <5>
    • Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of McClusky.
      • The Lincoln Dale Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lincoln Valley Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227050 <5>
    • St. Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Strasburg Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Strasburg Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Anamoose
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Drake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Funston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Funston is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Guthrie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Kief
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Orrin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Balfour
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Harvey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Selz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Selz is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Butte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Balta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Karlsruhe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bergen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bergen is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Esmond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kongsberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg

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 McHenry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Esmond
    • Esmond lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Esmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Goodrich
  • Harvey
    • Harvey lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harvey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • McClusky

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 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 North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 #1031123  (Saint Francis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031123 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Anamoose
      • Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.8905566     Lon: -100.2401351
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including McHenry, 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.
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