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 #73274).
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:
38.0574, -84.5129
The Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
The cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
While not adjacent, to the northeast is the Lexington National Cemetery. Also to the northeast is the Lexington Cemetery.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the southeast of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.
Establishment of the Calvary Cemetery ...
The Calvary Cemetery was established in 1871.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crest Lawn Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Gardens
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Versailles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Crest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Steele Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Walnut Lea Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Mundys Landing Road Cemetery (?)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhorer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhorer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhorer Cemetery
- Corman Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Corman Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corman Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Old Stone Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lexington - Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bracktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracktown
- Cadentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mattoxtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spindletop Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindletop Estates
- Elk Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Donerail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
- Elmendorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
- Russell Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Uttingertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Faywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion
- Payne's Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaybourn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
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. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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: #73274
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488630 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488630 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington West
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0572992 Lon: -84.5129949
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |