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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:

42.0731, -80.2101

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 Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Erie. Erie lies just to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ruhl Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ruhl Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhl Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunn Valley Cemetery
    • Tallmadge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <5>
  • Erie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Erie Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Golden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Golden Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
  • Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Francis Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sharpe Cemetery
    • Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
      • The Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohoslov Cemetery
      • St. John the Divine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44420 <5>
    • Jacob Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jacob Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Cemetery
    • St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • West Millcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Millcreek is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
  • Lakewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Avonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Avonia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
  • Borough of Fairview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kearsarge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kearsarge is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Girard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Erie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
  • Little Elk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Elk is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
  • Francis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Francis is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Franklin Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Platea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Platea is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Wesleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
    • East Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edinboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Waterford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
    • Waterford Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford Station is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station

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. The following communities are located in Erie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albion
    • Albion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Calvary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Erie
    • Erie lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Girard
  • Waterford

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 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Erie 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 #1214250  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1214250 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: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Swanville
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0731131     Lon: -80.2100632
      • 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 Pennsylvania'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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.