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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Saint Francis Village (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint Francis Village. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Saint Francis Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Francis Village: St. Francis Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Saint Francis Village is located in Tarrant County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Saint Francis Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Francis Village:

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Saint Francis Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Primrose
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Benbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wedgewood East
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Edgecliff Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Oak Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Westover Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • White Settlement
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Everman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westworth Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • River Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Grand Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Roanoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Southlake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Trophy Club
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Venus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Midlothian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Cresson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Acton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • DeCordova
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Brazos Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Pecan Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Fort Spunky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Granbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Crowley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Godley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Briaroaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Keene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Lillian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleburne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bono
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Alvarado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Aledo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Willow Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dicey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Azle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Weatherford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Carter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Nemo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.
    • Briar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Francis Village, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Francis Village.

Cemeteries Near Saint Francis Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Francis Village.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Francis Village - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Francis Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.

  • Keyes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Benbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goforth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Day - Radcliff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crowley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Como Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • McConnel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Caddo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Burleson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Saint Francis Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Francis Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Francis Village, with the one closest to Saint Francis Village listed first.

  • Primrose
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Benbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crowley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burleson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Aledo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Joshua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cresson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Godley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rendon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
  • Fort Worth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marystown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Kennedale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Egan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Francis Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Francis Village.

Newspapers Published in Saint Francis Village ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Francis Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Francis Village, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Francis Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Francis Village:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Francis Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Francis Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.