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:
44.2527, -95.6061
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 Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swedish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Rialson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rialson Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialson Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Hoiland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoiland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoiland Cemetery
- Amiret Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Amiret Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Gales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gales Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Cemetery
- North Hero Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The North Hero Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Willow Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Willow Lake Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake Cemetery
- Old Gales Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Gales Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gales Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Modum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnsonville Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498532 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Amiret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- The Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Milroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Revere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Currie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Balaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dovray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lucan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lamberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Lowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Slayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wanda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Storden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wabasso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seaforth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 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 Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Lamberton
- Lucan
- Marshall
- Milroy
- Russell
- Slayton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Tracy lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tracy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Vesta
- Vesta lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vesta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Wabasso
- Walnut Grove
- Wanda
- Wanda lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wanda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Westbrook
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 websites either 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #640755 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640755 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milroy SE
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.252735 Lon: -95.6061207
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Lyon, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |