A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
42.0266, -94.2314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the west 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Grand Junction Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Grand Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grand Ridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge Cemetery
- Golgotha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golgotha Cemetery
- Old Rippey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rippey Cemetery
- Rippey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Van Horn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Paton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Paton Twp. Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Maas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Renner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Headly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headly Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Grand Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Rippey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Paton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Jamaica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boxholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Lanyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fraser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Pilot Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Moingona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Churdan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Bagley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Bouton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harcourt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bouton
- Boxholm
- Churdan
- Grand Junction
- Jefferson
- Ogden
- Paton
- Perry
- Perry lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Pilot Mound
- Scranton
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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823153 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823153 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Junction
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0266484 Lon: -94.2313518
- 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 Greene, 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- 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> | 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. |