A visit to the 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 Calvary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Calvary Cemetery (FG ID #105000).
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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery:
40.0137, -89.8278
The Calvary Cemetery is located in Menard County<2>.
The county seat for Menard County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the west of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Petersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Smoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smoot Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Farmers Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Godbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Godbey Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shipley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Atterberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Atterberry Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Joel Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood 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 Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cantrall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teheran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prentice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pasfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Menard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Athens
- Easton
- Greenview
- Kilbourne
- Mason City
- Middletown
- Petersburg
- Pleasant Plains
- Tallula
- Williamsville
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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Menard 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 Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105000
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405396 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405396 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: Menard
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petersburg
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0139373 Lon: -89.8276091
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Menard, 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- 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. |