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:
41.5564, -91.2713
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 Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- North Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- South Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Weiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weiss Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiss Cemetery
- Timberlake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lenz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lenz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Gray's Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray's Ford Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray's Ford Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Overman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Overman Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Atalissa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95759 <5>
- Dunfee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunfee Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chamness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Old Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
- Molback Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pee Dee Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- West Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Atalissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Downey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Centerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- West Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Midway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Oasis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lime City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Cedar Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Conesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- South Towne Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muscatine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Letts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Morse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Iowa City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Letts
- Lone Tree
- Muscatine
- Nichols
- Rochester
- West Branch
- West Liberty
- Wilton
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 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 Muscatine 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 #459276 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459276 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Liberty
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5564122 Lon: -91.2712694
- 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 Muscatine, 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. |