A visit to the 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 Calvary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery:
42.3654, -71.2098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the east of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Parish Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Common Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Feake Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Feake Cemetery
- The Mt. Feake Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Waltham.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91246 <6>
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Belmont Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- The Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belmont.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLM.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90784 <6>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Newton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <6>
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Cambridge Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandbanks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <6>
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Farmers Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Central Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Burial Ground
- Weston Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91854 <6>
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Linwood Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WSN.803 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boston Catholic Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Catholic Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Veterans Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEX.803 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nonantum was located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Village is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- West Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Newton is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newton is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newtonville is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Watertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watertown is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Waltham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waltham is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Auburndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waban is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Newton Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Centre is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Waverley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waverley is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
- Newton Lower Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Upper Falls is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eliot is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Highlands is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Huron Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huron Village is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Kendal Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kendal Green is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Wellesley Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- East Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Hastings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hastings is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston is also located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 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 Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Cambridge
- Newton
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellesley
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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600837 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600837 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3653744 Lon: -71.2097772
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | 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. |