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:
43.0819, -94.2116
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 Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies just to the southwest 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 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <5>
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Portland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Whittemore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
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- Damman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Damman Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damman Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- United Methodist Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luverne Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Luverne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Twp. 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:
- Algona
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Sexton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Whittemore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Wesley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Lone Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lu Verne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Titonka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- West Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Corwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ottosen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- German Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Rodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Hutchins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Cylinder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Woden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Bode
- Bode lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Britt
- Burt
- Corwith
- Fenton
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Titonka
- Wesley
- West Bend
- Whittemore
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 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 Kossuth 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 #455084 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455084 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Algona
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0819103 Lon: -94.2116293
- 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 Kossuth, 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. |
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