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:
38.2507, -78.0192
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 Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the west of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville Cemetery
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- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Holy Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cemetery
- Kemper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- James Madison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Grassland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Danton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Montpelier Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burnt Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Paytes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burr Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Radiant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Meltons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Waylands Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Holladay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Aroda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Trevilians
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
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. The following communities are located in Orange 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 professional and volunteer 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 #1494751 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494751 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rapidan
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2506888 Lon: -78.0191653
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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 Virginia's counties, including Orange, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |