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. 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:
42.7267, -89.3679
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east 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 20 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.
- West Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Scotch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scotch Hill Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jug Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jug Prairie Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Prairie Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ball Tavern Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Tavern Cemetery
- Exeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Exeter Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- West Luther Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Luther Valley Cemetery
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clarence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Clarence Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Northrup Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Northrup Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- South Porter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutland Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mineral Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Attica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Brodhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Footville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Indianford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Basco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Hanerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- New Glarus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 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 Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Belleville
- Brodhead
- Brooklyn
- Evansville
- Footville
- Monticello
- New Glarus
- Oregon
- Orfordville
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 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 Rock 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1562532 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1562532 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orfordville
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7266733 Lon: -89.3678955
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, 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> | 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. |