A visit to the Mount Calvary Cemetery ...
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 #65321)
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: 42.9378° (42° 56' 16")
Lon: -78.7874° (-78° 47' 14")
The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.
The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies just to the southwest of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
Establishment of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...
The Mt. Calvary Cemetery was established in 1859.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Adalbert's Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery is located in Erie County
- War of 1812 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the War of 1812 Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the War of 1812 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The War of 1812 Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Transit Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Rural Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Transit Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Skinnersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinnersville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinnersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Skinnersville Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elmlawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Harris Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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.
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cheektowaga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <6>
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sloan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Depew
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Getzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Erie Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Tonawanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tonawanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swormville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Ferry Village is located in Erie 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Cheektowaga
- Depew
- Depew lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Depew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Kenmore
- Lackawanna
- Lancaster
- North Tonawanda
- Tonawanda
- West Seneca
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 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 New York:
- Pages specific to Erie 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 #957810 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #957810 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: Buffalo NE
- County: Erie Elev: 208
- Location given for GNIS #957810 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #65321
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 New York's counties, including Erie, 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 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9378, Longitude: -78.7874 |
<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. |