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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:

42.0039, -80.1948

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 Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Erie. Erie lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] 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.

  • Ruhl Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Ruhl Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhl Cemetery
  • Golden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Golden Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Francis Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunn Valley Cemetery
    • Tallmadge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <5>
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Sharpes Corners Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
    • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sharpe Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sherrod Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Sherrod Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Erie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Erie Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <5>
    • Salsbury Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salsbury Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cemetery
    • Randall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <5>
    • Brock Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Waterford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Bonnell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnell Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Erie 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:

  • Borough of Fairview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Francis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Francis is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Franklin Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Avonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Avonia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
  • Little Elk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Elk is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
  • West Millcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Millcreek is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
  • Kearsarge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kearsarge is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Girard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Platea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Platea is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Cross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Edinboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cranesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Erie is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
    • East Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crossingville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
    • Waterford Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Waterford Station is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
    • Keepville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Wesleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
    • Cherry Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Mill Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people

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. The following communities are located in Erie 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.

  • Albion
    • Albion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Erie
    • Erie lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Girard
  • Mill Village
  • Waterford

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Erie 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 #1185960  (Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185960 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: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Swanville
      • Location given for Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0039446     Lon: -80.1947813
      • 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 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' 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.