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:
43.2239, -92.8302
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 Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Osage. Osage lies just to the north northeast 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Orchard Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oscar Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howardville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Howardville Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stillwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Rudd Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rudd Twp. Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Twp. Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Rock Grove Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Osage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rudd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nora Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Saint Ansgar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Cedar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Rock Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charles City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Stacyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Toeterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Plymouth Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Aureola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Meyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Bolan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
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 Mitchell 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
- Marble Rock
- Mitchell
- Nora Springs
- Osage
- Osage lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Riceville
- Rockford
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mitchell 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 #455087 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455087 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orchard
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2238608 Lon: -92.8301961
- 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 Mitchell, 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> | 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. |