About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa. It lies about 0.7 mi west of Le Mars. The grounds sit at about 1,286 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Roman Frederick Starzl. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1906821. The nearest other listed cemetery is Memorial Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Plymouth County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Le Mars. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Roman Frederick Starzl1899-1976American writer
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
42.79372, -96.15251
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
- Memorial CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery0.4 mi
- Resthaven CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery3.1 mi
- Seney CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery4.7 mi
- Saint Catherines CemeteryRemsen, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery6.4 mi
- Hillside CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery6.8 mi
- Assumption Catholic CemeteryLe Mars, IACatholic cemetery7.3 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery7.4 mi
- Christ Lutheran CemeteryLe Mars, IALutheran cemetery8.0 mi
- Stanton CemeteryLe Mars, IACemetery8.2 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Rexwinkel Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Le Mars · (712) 546-7107
- Mauer-johnson Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Le Mars · (712) 546-4903
- Fisch Funeral Home & Monument LLC9.2 miFuneral home · Remsen · (712) 786-2333
- Oolman Funeral Homes16 miFuneral home · Orange City · (712) 737-2213
- Johnson - Earnest Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Kingsley · (712) 312-1162
- Rohde Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Kingsley · (712) 378-2322
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Frequently asked questions
Is Calvary Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic 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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