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A visit to the Francis Cemetery ...


The location of the Francis Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Francis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Francis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Francis Cemetery

Lat:   41.9542°   (41° 57' 15")

Lon:   -80.2642°   (-80° 15' 51")

The Francis Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Erie. Erie lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Francis Cemetery .

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 Francis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Erie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Francis Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Francis Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Francis
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Erie County
    • Little Elk
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
      • Little Elk is located in Erie County
    • Franklin Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Platea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Girard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Cranesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <4>
    • Borough of Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
      • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
    • Lake City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Albion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Avonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
      • Avonia is located in Erie County
    • East Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crossingville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
      • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Edinboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
        • Edinboro is located in Erie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
      • Cherry Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
        • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
      • Pennside
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
        • Pennside is located in Erie County
      • Lakewood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Lakewood is located in Erie County
      • Springboro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
        • Springboro is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
      • Kearsarge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearsarge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
        • Kearsarge is located in Erie County

    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 Francis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erie County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Francis Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Ruhl Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruhl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruhl Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruhl Cemetery
    • Randall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
      • The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Randall / Valley Cemetery
      • Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <6>
    • Brock Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brock Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Brock Family Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228315 <6>
    • Golden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Cemetery
    • Salsbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salsbury Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salsbury Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Sherrod Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrod Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherrod Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrod Hill Cemetery
    • Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunn Valley Cemetery
      • Tallmadge Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <6>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Springfield Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Erie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Sharpes Corners Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery is located in Erie County
        • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Sharpe Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      • Cottage Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottage Church Cemetery is located in Erie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Church Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Spring Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
      • Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel - Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carmel - Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Francis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1175129  (Francis Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1175129 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Albion
      • County: Erie         Elev: 316
      • Location given for GNIS #1175129 (Francis Cemetery)

    The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Francis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9542, Longitude: -80.2642       In this case, the coordinates for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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