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:
40.9683, -93.0516
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
- La Grange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The La Grange Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Foutch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Foutch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutch Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Derby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Derby Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
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- Old Ireland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ireland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Milledgeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Milledgeville Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wadlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wadlington Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadlington Cemetery
- Charitan River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Iconium Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Iconium Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Iconium Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Iconium.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #989607 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Melrose
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Iconium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Confidence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Olmitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Walnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selection
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Albia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lovilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williamson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mystic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Clarkdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Rathbun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Darbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Brazil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Promise City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Bluff Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Indiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Albia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Chariton
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Moravia
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Monroe 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 #1823307 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823307 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melrose
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9683377 Lon: -93.0515916
- 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 Monroe, 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 drawn 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. |
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