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:
41.0583, -94.3911
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies just to the east 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 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.
- Graceland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Lytles Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytles Grove Cemetery
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ide Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ide Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ide Family Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McDuthies Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McDuthies Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuthies Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grove Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grove Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Chapel Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Orient Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bruening Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bruening Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruening Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Zion Cemetery
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Cromwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arispe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Shannon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Lenox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Carl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Macksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Diagonal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tingley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Afton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arispe
- Clearfield
- Corning
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Diagonal
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Lorimor
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Orient
- Prescott
- Shannon City
- Tingley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Union 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 #1822992 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822992 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston West
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0583222 Lon: -94.3910708
- 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 Union, 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 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. |