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 #2146283).
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:
37.9857, -103.5624
The Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of La Junta.
The cemetery is located in Otero County<2>.
The county seat for Otero County is located in La Junta. La Junta lies just to the east southeast 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 19 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otero County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Otero County Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero County Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Timpas Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Timpas Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpas Cemetery
- Higbee Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Higbee Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
- Martinez Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Martinez Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The San Jose Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Las Animas Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Las Animas Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olney Springs Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pruett Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett Cemetery
- Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Junta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- La Junta Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Junta Village is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
- Swink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Cheraw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Higbee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manzanola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Las Animas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ordway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Olney Springs
(24 miles [38.6 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 Otero County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Fowler
- La Junta
- Las Animas
- Manzanola
- Rocky Ford
- Sugar City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Otero 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: #2146283
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 Colorado's counties, including Otero, 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- 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. |