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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 #104996)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.8297°   (39° 49' 46")

Lon:   -89.6561°   (-89° 39' 21")

The cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.

As an estimate, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.

Adjacent to the Calvary Cemetery and just to the south is the Oak Ridge Cemetery.

The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the south of the Calvary Cemetery .

Name Variations for Calvary Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:

  • German Catholic Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Calvary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Sangamon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Calvary Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 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.

    • Grandview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
    • Leland Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
      • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Hawthorne Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
    • Springfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jerome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Clear Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Southern View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
      • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Sherman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
    • Spaulding
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Woodside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
    • Cantrall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
      • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <5>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Curran
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
        • Curran is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Rochester
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
        • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
      • Salisbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
        • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
      • Pasfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
        • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
      • Athens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dawson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
        • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <5>
      • Williamsville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
        • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <5>
      • Chatham
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
        • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
      • New City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
        • New City is located in Sangamon County
      • Buffalo Hart
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
        • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County

    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 Sangamon County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • McKinnie Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinnie Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnie Cemetery
    • Crowder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Cemetery
    • Bissell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bissell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bissell Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bissell Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Roselawn Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roselawn Memorial Park is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Park
    • Strode Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strode Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strode Cemetery
    • Camp Butler National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Butler National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Butler National Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Butler National Cemetery
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Ladysmith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladysmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ladysmith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladysmith Cemetery
    • Kern Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kern Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kern Cemetery
    • Brittin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brittin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brittin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brittin Cemetery
    • Canterbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canterbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canterbury Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Hopwood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopwood Cemetery
      • Farmington Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • The Farmington Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Farmingdale Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105643 <1>
      • Smith Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Harmony Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Rochester Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rochester Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
      • Mallory Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mallory Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallory Cemetery
      • Wolf Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
      • Salisbury Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Foster Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Cloyd Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Cloyd Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloyd Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Bridges Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
      • Trumbo Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Martin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bice Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bice Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bice Cemetery
      • Stewart Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Fancy Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fancy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fancy Creek Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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:

    The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Sangamon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8297, Longitude: -89.6561    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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