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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:

38.2303, -96.9592

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 Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north northwest 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 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Allison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Claney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Claney Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claney Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Claney Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Marion.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92203 <5>
  • Cedar Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Drinkwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery
    • The Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
  • Catlin Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Catlin Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin Church Cemetery
    • The Catlin Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catlin Cemetery
    • Catlin Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92152 <5>
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Harter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Harter Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Cedar Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Twp. Cemetery is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Twp. Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Florence.
      • The Cedar Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wonsevu Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94097 <5>
    • Gard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gard Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
      • The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Baptist Brethren Cemetery
      • Schwarzenau Brethren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92316 <5>
    • Canada Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brunk Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brunk Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunk Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunk Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Hillsboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263399 <5>
    • Pleasant Center Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clements Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Strassburg Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Strassburg Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strassburg Cemetery
    • Gnadenau Village Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gnadenau Village Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenau Village Cemetery
      • The Gnadenau Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gnadenau Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oursler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oursler is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
  • Cedar Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Aulne ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aulne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peabody
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peabody is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Former name for Peabody:
    • Coneburgh
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <6>
  • Burns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Wonsevu
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
  • Canada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Canada is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Clements
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clements is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
  • Eastshore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastshore is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
  • Antelope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Antelope is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Elbing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbing is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilsen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Pilsen is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
    • Lincolnville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • De Graff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Elmdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brainerd
  • Canada
  • Elmdale
  • Florence
  • Hillsboro
  • Marion
    • Marion lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Peabody
  • Potwin

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 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 Marion 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 #477788  (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477788 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 402 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Florence
      • Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2302956     Lon: -96.9591913
      • 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 Marion, 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- 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.