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A visit to the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery:

36.8483, -121.3777

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Calvary Cemetery is located in San Benito County<2>.

The county seat for San Benito County is located in Hollister. Hollister lies just to the west of the Calvary Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #670325 <5>
  • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Larios Cemetery
    • San Juan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1468767 <5>
  • Paicines Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Paicines Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paicines Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paicines Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Hollister.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371352 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hambey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambey Cemetery
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Yamat Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Yamat Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamat Cemetery
  • Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Castroville Public Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Castroville Public Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville Public Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
      • The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Castroville Cemetery
      • Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
      • Moss Landing Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Gonzales Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
    • San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Santa Nella.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109453 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Hollister
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ridgemark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
  • Tres Pinos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
  • San Juan Bautista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Paicines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • River Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
  • Bell Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
    • Bell Station has also been known as:
    • Bell's Station
  • Aromas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gilroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <6>
  • Prunedale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Santa Rita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Vega ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Vega is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Salinas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rucker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Boronda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Boronda is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
    • Las Lomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
    • Elkhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Chualar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • San Martin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Interlaken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Pajaro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
    • Castroville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Spreckels
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colache Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Watsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 San Benito County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 San Benito 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #220416  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #220416 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: San Benito
      • Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hollister
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8482879     Lon: -121.3777121
      • 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 California's counties, including San Benito, 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 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.