A visit to the Mount Calvary Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery (FG ID #95513).
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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
42.7638, -95.5847
The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies just to the east southeast of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- Meriden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meriden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mary Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mary Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill Cemetery
- Rock Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Twp. Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Spring Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Twp. Cemetery
- Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- Marcus - Amherst Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherokee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meriden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larrabee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cleghorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Aurelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quimby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fielding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Paullina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <5>
- Sutherland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holstein
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Remsen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Calumet
- Cherokee
- Holstein
- Larrabee
- Marcus
- Paullina
- Peterson
- Remsen
- Storm Lake
- Sutherland
- Washta
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 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95513
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459280 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459280 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cherokee North
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7638724 Lon: -95.5850081
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cherokee, 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- Mt. 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. |