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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:   40.1378°   (40° 8' 16")

Lon:   -99.4426°   (-99° 26' 33")

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

The county seat for Harlan County is located in Alma. Alma lies just to the east southeast of the Calvary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stamford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stamford Cemetery is located in Harlan County
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harlan County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Stamford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100925 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harlan County
  • Bainbridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bainbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Harlan County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodruff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodruff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Phillips County (KS)
  • Republican City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Harlan County
  • Deaver Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deaver Cemetery
    • The Deaver Cemetery is located in Furnas County
  • Delimont Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delimont Cemetery
    • The Delimont Cemetery is located in Harlan County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delimont Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Stamford.
    • The Delimont Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100794 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Harlan County
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    • Oxford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Harlan County
    • Long Island Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Island Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Island Cemetery is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Turner Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Furnas County
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Ridge Sod Church Cemetery
      • Sod Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402776 <5>
    • Vineman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineman Cemetery
      • The Vineman Cemetery is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • The Vineman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Veneman Family Cemetery
      • Vineman Family Cemetery
    • Kellner Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Creek Cemetery
      • The Maple Creek Cemetery is located in Furnas County
      • The Maple Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Precept Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Orleans
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <6>
  • Flynn Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
    • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
  • Alma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
  • Stamford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Huntley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Mascot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Harlan County
  • Republican City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Furnas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Long Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Hollinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
    • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
  • Ragan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
    • Ragan is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <6>
  • Naponee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlanta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
    • Sacramento
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sacramento. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Edison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wilcox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <6>
    • Holdrege
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 Harlan 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 like to start 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 #827861  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #827861 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: Orleans
    • County: Harlan         Elev: 638
    • Location given for GNIS #827861 (Calvary Cemetery)

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's counties, including Harlan, 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- ) 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: 40.1378, Longitude: -99.4426       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.
<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.




 

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