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:
35.2653, -101.6349
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 Potter County<2>.
The county seat for Potter County is located in Amarillo. Amarillo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Amarillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5194 <5>
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Washburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Llano Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Llano Cemetery is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Llano Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Amarillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171790 <5>
- Arnot Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Arnot Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot Cemetery
- Panhandle Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Claude Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- St. Paul Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Canyon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6631 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Memorial Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Westlawn Memorial Park is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Memorial Park
- The Westlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7568 <5>
- Dreamland Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dreamland Cemetery is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dreamland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canyon.
- The Dreamland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canyon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3288 <5>
- White Deer Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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:
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Amarillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Panhandle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palisades
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palisades is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Lake Tanglewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Soncy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Bishop Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Claude
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malden is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Bushland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fritch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Deer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Potter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amarillo
- Canyon
- Claude
- Panhandle
- White Deer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Potter 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 #1367153 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367153 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: Potter
- Est. Elev: 1075 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayer
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.265329 Lon: -101.6349001
- 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 Texas' counties, including Potter, 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 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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