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:
30.3280, -92.2293
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 Acadia Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Arceneaux Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Hookman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hookman Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookman Cemetery
- Mercy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mercy Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Church Point.
- The St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #756472 <5>
- Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Crowley.
- The Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herbert Cemetery
- Kie Herbert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67744 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mowata Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- St. Peter RC Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter RC Church Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter RC Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter RC Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carencro.
- The St. Peter RC Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965383 <5>
- Daly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Daly Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly Cemetery
- Francois Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Francois Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francois Cemetery
- Mowata Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
- The Mowata Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68342 <5>
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67662 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Castille
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Higginbotham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Church Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ossun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Cankton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carencro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Grand Coteau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Stekey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Lawtell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frozard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Eunice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
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 Acadia Parish.
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 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Acadia Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #537294 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537294 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
- Parish: Acadia
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mire
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.3279789 Lon: -92.2292933
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Acadia, 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- 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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