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A visit to the Calvary Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...

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

41.9642, -92.1141

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

The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stringtown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Old International Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Bender Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
  • Keystone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Keystone Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • International Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The International Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • LaRue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Irving Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Irving Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Beal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beal Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Athey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Athey Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athey Cemetery
      • The Athey Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cono Cemetery
      • Sayers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96306 <5>
    • Mound Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Bishop Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bishop Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Grove Cemetery
    • Redman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
    • Arbuthnot Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Arbuthnot Cemetery is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuthnot Cemetery
    • Titler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Conn Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Conn Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Conn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323692 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

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

  • Van Horne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Blairstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Luzerne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Luzerne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Newhall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Watkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Belle Plaine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Irving
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Irving is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elberon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marengo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Garrison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • West Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
    • Atkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Vining
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Vining is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Chelsea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ladora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Vinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Amana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Amana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
    • Shellsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Clutier
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amana
    • Amana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
  • Belle Plaine
  • Blairstown
  • Chelsea
  • Garrison
  • Keystone
  • Ladora
    • Ladora lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
  • Marengo
  • Norway
    • Norway lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Shellsburg
  • Van Horne
  • Vinton
    • Vinton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton

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 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 Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #455073  (Calvary Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455073 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blairstown
      • Location given for Calvary Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9641652     Lon: -92.1140718
      • 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 Iowa's counties, including Benton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calvary Catholic 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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