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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery

Lat:   47.3475°   (47° 20' 50")

Lon:   -99.1807°   (-99° 10' 50")

The Calvary Cemetery is located in Foster County<2>.

The county seat for Foster County is located in Carrington. Carrington lies just to the north northeast of the Calvary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Longview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Longview Cemetery is located in Foster County
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Carrington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Foster County
  • New Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Sykeston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykeston Cemetery
    • The Sykeston Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sykeston Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sykeston.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251575 <5>
  • Edmunds Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmunds Cemetery
    • The Edmunds Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • The Edmunds Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Melville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366181 <5>
  • Gem Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gem Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reformed Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Foster County
  • Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rest Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Petersville Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Kensal Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensal Cemetery
      • The Kensal Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kensal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kensal.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181531 <5>
    • German Free Church Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Kensal.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
    • Brantford Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brantford Cemetery is located in Eddy County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 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.

  • Melville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Foster County
  • Carrington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Guptill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
    • Guptill is located in Foster County
  • Sykeston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <6>
  • Barlow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Foster County
  • Pingree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cathay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
    • Cathay is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <6>
  • Kensal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Brantford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
    • Brantford is located in Eddy County
  • Pettibone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
    • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <6>
  • Grace City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
    • Grace City is located in Foster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • New Rockford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lake Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
      • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
    • Buchanan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <6>
    • Bowdon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
      • Bowdon is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <6>

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 Foster 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #1028237  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1028237 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: Carrington SW
    • County: Foster         Elev: 481
    • Location given for GNIS #1028237 (Calvary Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

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 North Dakota's counties, including Foster, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 47.3475, Longitude: -99.1807       In this case, the coordinates for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.




 

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