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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:

36.9805, -121.9091

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 Santa Cruz County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Cruz County is located in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz 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 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Soquel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Soquel Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
    • The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beit Olam Cemetery
    • Eternal Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <5>
  • Day Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Day Valley Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley Cemetery
    • The Day Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valencia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159752 <5>
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Oakwood Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
    • The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Santa Cruz Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Santa Cruz Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Memorial Park
    • The Santa Cruz Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1642244 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Felton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Felton Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Felton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274025 <5>
    • Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hidalgo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Old Mexican Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mexican Cemetery
    • Castroville Public Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Hacienda Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Cemetery
    • Hambey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambey Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • Aptos
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rio del Mar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Soquel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Capitola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Opal Cliffs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
  • La Selva Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Day Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
  • Twin Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Corralitos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Freedom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Amesti
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pasatiempo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pasatiempo is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasatiempo
    • Santa Cruz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Strongs Mobile Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Scotts Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • The Willows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Watsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Colache Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Glenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Sveadal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
    • Mount Hermon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pajaro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
    • Interlaken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Zayante
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
    • Eccles ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
    • Felton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Santa Cruz 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 helpful 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 Santa Cruz 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 #220417  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #220417 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: Santa Cruz
      • Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Soquel
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9805062     Lon: -121.9091243
      • 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 Santa Cruz, 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 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.
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