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:
43.3775, -92.1413
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 Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Cresco. Cresco 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 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ryan Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Farm Cemetery
- Eddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eddy Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Cemetery
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- South Kratz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kratz Cemetery
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- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gaul Timber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaul Timber Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaul Timber Cemetery
- Foreston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Foreston Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ladwig Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ladwig Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladwig Farm Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
- Baethke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- St. Kierans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Kierans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kierans Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Vernon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Cresco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kendallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Davis Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Florenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Lime Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Protivin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Burr Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spillville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Carimona
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Elma
- Elma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Harmony
- Lime Springs
- Ridgeway
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 #455090 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455090 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresco NW
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3774679 Lon: -92.1412777
- 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 Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |