A visit to the 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. 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Francis Cemetery
Lat: 50.1167° (50° 7' 0")
Lon: -103.8940° (-103° 53' 38")
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 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 Francis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Saskatchewan:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> 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 southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Sedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Tyvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyvan
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Lajord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lajord
- Kendal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal
- Vibank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vibank
- Cedoux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedoux
- Lewvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewvan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewvan
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Riceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceton
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Davin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davin
- Montmartre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kathrintal Colony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kronau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronau
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of the Francis Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyvan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tyvan Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Tyvan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyvan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538397 <4>
- Andresheim RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Andresheim RC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andresheim RC Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedoux Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Odessa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
- St. Paul's RC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's RC Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Vibank.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's RC Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ignatius Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Kendal.
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ignatius RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Osage Community Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riceton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rainton Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gray Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
- Lang Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Grass Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fillmore Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fillmore.
- The Fillmore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fillmore Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fillmore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186690 <4>
- Huronville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's Colony RC Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milestone Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milestone RC Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milestone RC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Milestone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milestone RC Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- ) 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: 50.1167, Longitude: -103.8940 |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |