About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Cresco, Howard County, Iowa. It lies about 1.4 mi east of Cresco. The grounds sit at about 1,286 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 455090. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oak Lawn Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 19 cemeteries we list in Howard County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cresco. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.37766, -92.14194
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
- Oak Lawn CemeteryCresco, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Howard Center Township CemeteryCresco, IAMunicipal cemetery4.1 mi
- New Oregon CemeteryCresco, IACemetery4.1 mi
- Phillips CemeteryCresco, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Ryan Farm CemeteryCresco, IACemetery4.6 mi
- Eddy CemeteryCresco, IACemetery5.7 mi
- Albion Township CemeteryCresco, IAMunicipal cemetery6.1 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryCresco, IACemetery6.4 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryCresco, IACemetery7.1 mi
- First Orleans Lutheran CemeteryCresco, IALutheran cemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Lindstrom Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Cresco · (563) 547-2323
- Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Cresco · (563) 547-3501
- Lindstrom Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Preston
- Balik's Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Spillville · (563) 562-3424
- Fjelstul Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Decorah · (563) 382-5210
- Helms Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Decorah · (563) 382-8651
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