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A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...

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

44.0628, -103.2588

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Rapid City. Rapid City lies just to the northeast of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 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.

  • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Pine Lawn Memorial Park is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn Memorial Park
  • Blackhawk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
  • Rockerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rockerville Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockerville Cemetery
  • Elk Vale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elk Vale Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Vale Cemetery
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piedmont Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Piedmont.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143973 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Keystone.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Keystone Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97167 <5>
  • Larsen Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Larsen Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen Cemetery
  • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Viewfield Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Viewfield Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield Cemetery
  • Black Hills National Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hills National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Sturgis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <5>
  • Rochford Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford Cemetery
  • Ft. Meade National Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bear Butte Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
      • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <5>
    • Custer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Custer Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
    • Fairburn Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery

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:

  • Rapid City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Pine Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
  • Sioux Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
  • Rapid Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Blackhawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Rockerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
  • Summerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Siding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
  • Box Elder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pactola ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pactola is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hayward ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hayward is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caputa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hermosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nemo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • Spokane ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Spokane is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
    • Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bend is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend

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 Pennington 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 like to start with 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1262094  (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1262094 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 1031 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rapid City West
      • Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0627657     Lon: -103.2587934
      • 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 South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. 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.
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