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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:   40.2083°   (40° 12' 29")

Lon:   -100.6471°   (-100° 38' 49")

The Calvary Cemetery is located in Red Willow County<2>.

The county seat for Red Willow County is located in McCook. McCook lies just to the east of the Calvary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Boxelder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxelder Cemetery
    • The Boxelder Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • The Boxelder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Box Elder Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100425 <5>
  • St. John Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Culbertson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culbertson Cemetery
    • The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Culbertson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Culbertson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134238 <5>
  • Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hills Cemetery
    • The Indian Hills Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Hills Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Indianola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157401 <5>
  • Indianola Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianola Cemetery
    • The Indianola Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indianola Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Indianola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100829 <5>
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Frontier County
    • The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Schoonover Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165408 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Danbury - Marion Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Garden Prairie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Frontier County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hill Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Stockville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156845 <5>
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Frontier County
      • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ann Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101262 <5>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Hayes County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Culbertson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100764 <5>
    • Bartley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • McCook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <6>
  • Red Willow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
    • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
  • Culbertson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Danbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
  • Bartley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Traer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • Traer is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Herndon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Lebanon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Palisade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oberlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <6>
    • Lyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
      • Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Hayes Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
      • Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <6>
    • Ludell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
      • Ludell is located in Rawlins County (KS)
    • Wilsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <6>
    • Orafino
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orafino
      • Orafino is located in Frontier County

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 Red Willow 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 first visit 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:

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 #827862  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #827862 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: McCook West
    • County: Red Willow         Elev: 805
    • Location given for GNIS #827862 (Calvary Cemetery)

The official website for Red Willow County: www.co.red-willow.ne.us/

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 Red Willow, 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' (or point-to-point) 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: 40.2083, Longitude: -100.6471       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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