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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. 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:

40.2083, -100.6471

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Boxelder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Boxelder Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Culbertson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Indian Hills Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Indianola Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Cemetery
    • 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)
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Frontier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
    • 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)
      • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Prairie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Frontier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hill Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Stockville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156845 <5>
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Frontier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Hayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 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:

  • McCook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • 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)
    • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
  • Culbertson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Quick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Quick is located in Frontier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
  • Danbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bartley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Traer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Herndon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Lebanon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Cambridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • 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)
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <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 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 turn to 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:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Red Willow 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 #827862  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827862 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: Red Willow
      • Est. Elev: 805 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McCook West
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.2083363     Lon: -100.6470973
      • 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 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' 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.