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A visit to the Calvary Cemetery ...


The location of the Calvary Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   34.7245°   (34° 43' 28")

Lon:   -95.8564°   (-95° 51' 23")

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

The county seat for Pittsburg County is located in McAlester. McAlester lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Calvary Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Calvary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Pittsburg 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 Calvary Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 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.

    • Pittsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kiowa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
    • Blanco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Savanna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chambers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Wardville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <4>
    • Arch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Haywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Ashland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Daisy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
      • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <4>
    • McAlester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Krebs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
        • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <4>
      • Adel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
        • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
      • Hartshorne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Haileyville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Stuart
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

    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 Pittsburg County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blanco Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Blanco Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanco Cemetery
    • Savanna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Savanna Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savanna Cemetery
    • Harpers Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brushy Indian Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Indian Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brushy Indian Baptist Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Indian Baptist Cemetery
    • Wards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wards Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wards Cemetery
    • Pine Top Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Top Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Top Cemetery
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Springs Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Springs Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Kelly Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Hewitt Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Christian Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christian Hill Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hill Cemetery
      • Wardville Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wardville Cemetery is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardville Cemetery
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Ashland Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The Ashland Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Vivian Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vivian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vivian Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vivian Cemetery
      • Haile Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haile Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haile Cemetery

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

    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 #1090815  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1090815 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: Pittsburg
      • County: Pittsburg         Elev: 232
      • Location given for GNIS #1090815 (Calvary Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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 Oklahoma's counties, including Pittsburg, 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 drawn 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: 34.7245, Longitude: -95.8564       In this case, the coordinates for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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