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:
39.5521, -79.9424
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 Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies just to the north of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Robe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Robe Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ida Jane Memorial Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Jane Memorial Park
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Nuce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nuce Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuce Cemetery
- East Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lawnwood Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnwood Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beverly Hills Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills Cemetery
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pool Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pool Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Dents Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dents Run Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817856 <5>
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurdale Cemetery
- Pierpont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- New Monongalia County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Brookhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Smithtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Morgantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gladesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Mount Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Arthurdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baker Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Neel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Threefork Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Cheat Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gladesville
- Morgantown
- Westover
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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 #2586267 (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586267 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: Monongalia
- Topo Map Name: Morgantown South
- Location given for Mount Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5520673 Lon: -79.9423801
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, 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- 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. |
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