A visit to the Calvary Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery:
41.3548, -88.8687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the east of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107379 <5>
- Summit View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- St. Columba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- The St. Columba Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Columba's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107856 <5>
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Debolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Grand Rapids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nichols Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Old Brumbach Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brumbach Cemetery
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gouldtown Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vermillionville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Brumbach Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- West Serena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Serena Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Naplate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Wedron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vermilionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Waltham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltham is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Oglesby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Salle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marseilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Serena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triumph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
- Stavanger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Troy Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tonica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kangley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Baker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
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 Catholic Cemetery. The following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Salle
- Marseilles
- Ottawa
- Peru
- Peru lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Seneca
- Seneca lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seneca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Tonica
- Utica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Calvary Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405399 (Calvary Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405399 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottawa
- Location given for Calvary Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3547557 Lon: -88.8686887
- 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 Illinois' counties, including La Salle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvary Catholic 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. |