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:
43.0575, -92.6596
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 Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Charles City. Charles City lies just to the northwest 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Sunnyside Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Riverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beckwith Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Cedar View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedar View Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ligget Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ligget Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligget Cemetery
- Rowley Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rowley Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowley Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bassett.
- The Rowley Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rowley Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96017 <5>
- Howardville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Howardville Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville Cemetery
- Flood Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Flood Creek Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Cagley Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cagley Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagley Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cagley Pioneer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Nashua.
- The Cagley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cagley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94376 <5>
- Stillwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Rudd Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rudd Twp. Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Twp. Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Charles City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Colwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Chickasaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Nashua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Aureola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- North Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Rudd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Alta Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
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 Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles City
- Elma
- Elma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Greene
- Marble Rock
- Nashua
- New Hampton
- Osage
- Osage lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Plainfield
- Rockford
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 #455083 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455083 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charles City
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0574725 Lon: -92.6596329
- 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 Floyd, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |