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:
44.6702, -93.6225
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Shakopee. Shakopee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nickolas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Nickolas Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nickolas Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Preiss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Preiss Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Cemetery
- Augustana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Augustana Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
- West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belle Plaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960072 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Jordan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Plaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Dahlgren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- New Prague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gotha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Cedar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Prior Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shakopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cologne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Credit River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Hazeltine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Saint Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Savage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chanhassen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Assumption
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waconia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Elko New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Eden Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hydes Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Plaine
- Carver
- Chanhassen
- Chaska
- Cologne
- Eden Prairie
- Jordan
- New Prague
- Prior Lake
- Shakopee
- Waconia
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 Scott 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 #1817709 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1817709 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jordan East
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6702408 Lon: -93.6224567
- 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 Scott, 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. |