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:
45.3019, -91.1982
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 Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Ladysmith. Ladysmith lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Francis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 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.
- Mud Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mud Lake Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Island Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Island Lake Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake Cemetery
- Martin Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce Protestant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Estella Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Estella Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
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- Old Ladysmith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rufledt Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ladysmith.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladysmith Cemetery
- Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88824 <5>
- Tillinghast Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Tillinghast Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Cemetery
- Donald Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Donald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Port Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Cornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Conrath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Estella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Apollonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Ladysmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Drywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- New Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
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- Strickland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eagleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Jump River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Glen Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gilman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Chetek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Ingram
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomer
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Cadott
- Chetek
- Cornell
- Exeland
- Gilman
- Ladysmith
- New Auburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 #1867844 (Saint Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867844 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flambeau Ridge
- Location given for Saint Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3019101 Lon: -91.1982028
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, 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' (or 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. |