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:
39.0533, -95.7364
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 Shawnee County<2>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies just to the east 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]<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.
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93131 <5>
- Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Mission Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93094 <5>
- Topeka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Topeka Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topeka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93916 <5>
- Boys Industrial School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elevation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Valencia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Valencia Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Cemetery
- Half-Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Half-Day Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half-Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Half-Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Topeka.
- The Half-Day Cemetery has also been known as:
- HalfDay Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92625 <5>
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Somervell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bauer Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
- Grantville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Grantville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville Cemetery
- Old Grantville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Topeka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- North Topeka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Kiro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pauline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Cullen Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Meriden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Grover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Newman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grantville
- Hoyt
- Hoyt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoyt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Meriden
- Rossville
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 #478724 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478724 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Topeka
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0533335 Lon: -95.7363721
- 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 Shawnee, 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 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. |
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