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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:

38.6389, -97.2150

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 Dickinson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • College Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The College Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
  • Banner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Banner Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
  • Hackler Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Rosebank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
  • Friedenstal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Friedenstal Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenstal Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • New Basel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The New Basel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Basel Cemetery
    • Pankratz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pankratz Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pankratz Cemetery
    • Mohn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mohn Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohn Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Phillips Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilgrims Home Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Home Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Abilene.
      • The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168330 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • Elmo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Dillon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Carlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Tampa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ramona is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Ramona has also been known as:
    • Ramona Station
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Durham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Durham is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jacobs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Rishel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
  • Roxbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxbury is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Navarre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gypsum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pilsen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilsen is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
    • Lost Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Herington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Acme is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Waldeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldeck is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
    • Kipp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kipp is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
    • Lincolnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Woodbine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hallville is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville

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 Dickinson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Dickinson 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 #476977  (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476977 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: Dickinson
      • Est. Elev: 446 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elmo
      • Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6388944     Lon: -97.2150229
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Dickinson, 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 obstructions 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.