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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery (FG ID #100996)

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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.2669°   (41° 16' 0")

Lon:   -96.2478°   (-96° 14' 52")

The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .

Establishment of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...

The Mt. Calvary Cemetery was established in 1861.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • Elkhorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
  • Waterloo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
  • King Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Venice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Millard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boys Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
  • Yutan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chalco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
    • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <6>
  • Elk City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gretna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
    • Irvington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Leshara
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ralston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
    • Omaha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • La Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
    • Papillion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. 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 professional and volunteer 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Douglas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Calvary Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #831447  (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #831447 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: Elkhorn
      • County: Douglas         Elev: 393
      • Location given for GNIS #831447 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100996

    The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2669, Longitude: -96.2478    
    <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 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.
    <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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