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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:

43.0019, -93.6049

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 Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies just to the north 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 24 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.

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Amsterdam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Old Amsterdam Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Simenson Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Belmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158768 <5>
  • Meservey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94704 <5>
    • National Hobo Memorial
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The National Hobo Memorial is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hobo Memorial
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Hobo Memorial is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498969 <5>
    • St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1273378 <5>
    • Ringsaker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmond Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Belmond Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmond Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640620 <5>
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96071 <5>
    • Holland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View 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:

  • Klemme
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Goodell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Goodell is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Garner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meservey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Duncan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Kanawha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Olaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olaf is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
  • Belmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Ventura
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Britt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Britt is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <6>
  • Swaledale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clear Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Alexander
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Hutchins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Burchinal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
    • Crystal Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Corwith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Solberg ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Solberg is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
    • Rowan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Forest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clarion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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 Hancock 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 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 Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 #455080  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455080 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garner
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0019079     Lon: -93.6049328
      • 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 Hancock, 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.