A visit to the Saint Francis 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Francis Cemetery (FG ID #104478).
In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the St. Francis Cemetery (RIHCC ID: PW003).
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:
41.8633, -71.4086
The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Providence County<3>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the south of the St. Francis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Francis Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Francis 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 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 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the St. Francis Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- North Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The North Burial Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burial Ground
- Swan Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moshassuck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tillinghast Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. St. Marys Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Intervale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Intervale Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pawtucket
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- Dyerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Carpenters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Providence Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lonsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Seekonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Esmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berkeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Cranston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Armington Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luthers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Attleborough City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
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. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central Falls
- Cranston
- East Providence
- Pawtucket
- Providence
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #104478
Referenced RIHCC Record: PW003
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1219599 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1219599 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Providence
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8634332 Lon: -71.4086678
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- St. Francis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |