A visit to the 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 Calvary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Calvary Cemetery (FG ID #2711).
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:
33.7730, -96.5321
The Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Denison.
The cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Odell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loftin - McLain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Ore Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cedarlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bigbee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Denison
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red River City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Frontier Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Twin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knollwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Hendrix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pottsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Platter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Achille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tribune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whiterock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Achille
- Calera
- Colbert
- Denison
- Pottsboro
- Savoy
- Sherman
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 websites either 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2711
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1353573 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1353573 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Denison Dam
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7728811 Lon: -96.5319359
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Texas' counties, including Grayson, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |