A visit to the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Calvary Cemetery (FG ID #7876)
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 Calvary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery:
37.0486, -120.8545
The Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Banos.
The cemetery is located in Merced County<2>.
Adjacent to the Calvary Cemetery and just to the south is the Los Banos Cemetery.
The county seat for Merced County is located in Merced. Merced lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.
Establishment of the Calvary Cemetery ...
The Calvary Cemetery was established April 4, 1920.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dos Palos Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Hilmar Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- The South Hilmar Cemetery is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hilmar Cemetery
- Hills Ferry Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Hilmar Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Merced.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Calvary Merced Cemetery District
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 56 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7873 <1>
- Winton Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turlock Memorial Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Los Banos
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abbato ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Volta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Nella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Nella Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Dos Palos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dos Palos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oro Loma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rita Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gustine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Newman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Nido
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mercey Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hilmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merced County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwater
- Delhi
- Dos Palos
- Firebaugh
- Gustine
- Hilmar
- Livingston
- Los Banos
- Merced
- Newman
- Stevinson
- Winton
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 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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Merced 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 Calvary Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7876
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #220418 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #220418 has been 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:
- Class: cemetery
- Map Name: Los Banos
- County: Merced
- Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0488344 Lon: -120.8543593
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvary 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |