About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois. It lies about 0.6 mi east of Woodstock. The grounds sit at about 981 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Bob Nowaskey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 424124. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakland Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home in Woodstock, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in McHenry County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in McHenry County dates to 1843. 4 of the 57 listings in McHenry County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Woodstock. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Bob Nowaskey1918-1971American football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives 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
42.31361, -88.46109
What 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
- Oakland CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery0.3 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- McHenry County Memorial ParkWoodstock, ILMemorial park2.8 mi
- Scandinavian CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Fairview CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Mount Thabor Cemetery5311 Mount Thabor Road, Woodstock, ILCemetery5.4 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryWonder Lake, ILCemetery5.8 mi
- Ridgefield CemeteryCrystal Lake, ILCemetery6.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Memorial ParkCrystal Lake, ILMemorial park6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Woodstock · (815) 338-1710
- Saunders Funeral Home & Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · Woodstock · (815) 420-3030
- Cardinal Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd.7.2 miCremation provider · Crystal Lake · (815) 451-9040
- Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Crystal Lake · (815) 459-1760
- Justen's Wonder Lake Funeral7.7 miFuneral home · Wonder Lake · (815) 728-0233
- Cremation Professionals7.7 miCremation provider · Wonder Lake · (815) 759-1200
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