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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 #219)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   44.8158°   (44° 48' 56")

Lon:   -83.3291°   (-83° 19' 44")

The cemetery is located in Alcona County<3>.

As an estimate, the Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Black River.

The county seat for Alcona County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south of 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:

  • Black River Cemetery

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 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanborn Twp. Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • St. Catherine's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Catherine's Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • German Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Twin Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowers Grave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flowers Grave is located in Alcona County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Grave is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Spruce.
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Alcona County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Harrisville.
    • The St. Anne Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Annes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1575 <1>
  • Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbard Lake Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Springport Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mikado Twp. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Calvary Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Alcona 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 visit 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:

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 #622479  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #622479 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Black River
    • County: Alcona         Elev: 186
    • Location given for GNIS #622479 (Calvary Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #219

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8158, Longitude: -83.3291    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alcona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenbush and Harrisville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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