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 #75856).
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:
38.2177, -85.2217
The Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Shelbyville.
The cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the south southwest of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Picketts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Picketts Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Picketts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Finchville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75528 <1>
- Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Finchville.
- The Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buck Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bagdad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Christiansburg Baptissst Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gathright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barbour Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Little Mount Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Cemetery
- Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carpenter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Harrisonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479707 <1>
- Beech Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dutch Tract Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Finchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Figgs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Christianburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Castle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cropper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bagdad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Consolation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasureville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood
(12 miles [19.3 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 Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eminence
- Shelbyville
- Waddy
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 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 Shelby 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: #75856
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502556 (Saffell Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502556 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Saffell Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2175701 Lon: -85.2210666
- 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 Shelby, 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- 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. |