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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 #87670).

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:

46.6629, -92.1279

The Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Superior.

The cemetery is located in Douglas County<3>.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the east of The Calvary Cemetery is the Riverside Cemetery.

Although not adjacent, there are 3 cemeteries that are nearby to the Calvary Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Superior. Superior lies just to the north 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 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • Superior Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Saunders
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oliver is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Superior
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gary is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • New Duluth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oneota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • South Range
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Proctor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <5>
  • Dedham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Duluth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Adolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hermantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <5>
    • Esko
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wrenshall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Thomson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
    • Scanlon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Carlton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Arnold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Cloquet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Calvary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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:  #87670

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1562553  (Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1562553 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Duluth
      • Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6629963     Lon: -92.1257471
      • 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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.