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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   42.8683°   (42° 52' 5")

Lon:   -89.9743°   (-89° 58' 27")

The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.

The county seat for Iowa County is located in Dodgeville. Dodgeville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Calvary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Long Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • County Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Garrison Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrison Grove Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Fayette Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fayette Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Yellowstone Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellowstone Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellowstone Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yellowstone Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perry Luterhan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Eastside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • East Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Side Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Ula Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ula Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ula Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Rockwell Mills Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockwell Mills Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Old Mineral Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jennieton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennieton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennieton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jennieton Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennieton Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jennieton Baptist Cemetery is located in Iowa County

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.

  • Hollandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
    • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Iowa County
  • Blanchardville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
    • Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Ridgeway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Barneveld
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
    • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Dodgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Mineral Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Calamine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
    • Calamine is located in Lafayette County
  • Argyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Blue Mounds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
    • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  • Darlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hyde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
      • Hyde is located in Iowa County
    • Mount Horeb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Linden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Wiota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
      • Wiota is located in Lafayette County
    • Woodford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Lafayette County
    • Elvers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elvers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
      • Elvers is located in Dane County
    • Edmund
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
      • Edmund is located in Iowa County
    • New Glarus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
      • New Glarus is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Klevenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klevenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
      • Klevenville is located in Dane County
    • Cobb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people

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 Iowa 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 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 Calvary Cemetery:

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 #1562534  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1562534 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Yellowstone Lake
    • County: Iowa         Elev: 342
    • Location given for GNIS #1562534 (Calvary Cemetery)

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 Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8683, Longitude: -89.9743       In this case, the coordinates for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.