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:
37.9389, -90.7935
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies just to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Bates Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Creek Cemetery
- McGready Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potosi.
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30522 <5>
- Boas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boas Cemetery
- Aquilla Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aquilla Cole Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cole Cemetery
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #3
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Shirley Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Furnace Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Potosi
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mineral Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Old Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- French Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Cadet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Aptus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Theabeau Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Belgrade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Settletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Blackwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Sunlight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Leadwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Bonne Terre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bismarck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Caledonia
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Leadwood
- Potosi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1764990 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1764990 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potosi
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.938938 Lon: -90.7934642
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Washington, 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 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 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. |