About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Portage, Porter County, Indiana. It lies about 1.2 mi east of Portage. The grounds sit at about 633 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Tony Zale, James V. Buckley and Billy Holm. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 431979. The nearest other listed cemetery is Temple Beth El Cemetery of Gary, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rees Funeral Home Olson Chapel in Portage, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Porter County, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 42 listings in Porter County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Portage. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 boxer, 1 US representative.
- Tony Zale1913-1997American boxer
- James V. Buckley1894-1954American politician
- Billy Holm1912-1977American baseball 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
41.57392, -87.19961
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
- Temple Beth El Cemetery of GaryPortage, INJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Blake CemeteryLake Station, INCemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Francis Xavier CemeteryLake Station, INChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- McCool CemeteryPortage, INCemetery2.8 mi
- James / Schrock CemeteryPortage, INCemetery3.4 mi
- Crown Hill CemeteryNew Chicago, INCemetery3.5 mi
- Robbins CemeterySouth Haven, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Hobart CemeteryHobart, INCemetery3.8 mi
- Gossett CemeterySouth Haven, INCemetery4.0 mi
- Janes CemeteryHobart, INCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Rees Funeral Home Olson Chapel0.5 miFuneral home · Portage · (219) 762-3013
- Lily Cremation & Burial0.8 miCremation provider · Portage · (219) 763-9800
- Rees Funeral Home, Brady Chapel2.0 miFuneral home · Lake Station · (219) 962-1606
- Calumet Park Funeral Chapel Hobart-Portage2.4 miFuneral chapel · Hobart · (219) 940-3791
- Kraft Funeral Services & Crematory2.4 miCremation provider · Hobart · (219) 942-9866
- Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Portage · (219) 762-1330
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