About Mount Calvary Cemetery
Mount Calvary Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. It lies about 1.3 mi west of Kankakee. The grounds sit at about 663 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Little Moose Meyer and Catherine Chabot McGinnis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413935. The nearest other listed cemetery is St Rose Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ervin Funeral Home in Kankakee, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 58 cemeteries we list in Kankakee County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kankakee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player.
- Little Moose Meyer1917-1962American professional basketball player
- Catherine Chabot McGinnis1924-201014 Sep 1924 - 4 Jul 2010
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Calvary Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.11728, -87.83704
What Mount Calvary Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- St Rose CemeteryKankakee, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Mound Grove CemeteryBradley, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Mound Grove Cemetery / Saint Rose CemeteryBradley, ILChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Kankakee Memorial GardensKankakee, ILMemorial park1.4 mi
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens/B'nai Israel CemeteryKankakee, ILMemorial park1.5 mi
- State Hospital CemeteryKankakee, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Old State Hospital CemeteryKankakee, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Beebe Family CemeteryKankakee, ILFamily cemetery3.2 mi
- Aroma Park CemeteryKankakee, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Maternity BVM CemeteryBourbonnais, ILCatholic cemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Calvary Cemetery
- Ervin Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Kankakee · (815) 802-0800
- Lax Mortuary1.1 miMortuary · Kankakee · (815) 935-0090
- Jones Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Kankakee · (815) 933-3641
- Jensen Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Kankakee · (815) 932-4001
- Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home Inc.2.5 miFuneral home · Kankakee · (815) 932-3431
- Schreffler Life Story Funeral Homes2.6 miFuneral home · Bradley · (815) 932-6748
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Calvary Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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