About Mount Calvary Cemetery
Mount Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. It is operated by Archdiocese of Portland. The grounds sit at about 994 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 19 notable people buried here, including Larry Keating, Clive Charles and Nonpareil Dempsey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1124404. The nearest other listed cemetery is Jones Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the south. The nearest mortuary we know of is Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary and Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Portland, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Multnomah County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 6 of the 41 listings in Multnomah County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 3 football players, 2 US senators, 2 World War II veterans, 1 actor, 1 boxer.
- Larry Keating1899-1963American actor
- Clive Charles1951-2003English footballer and manager
- Nonpareil Dempsey1862-1895Irish-American boxer
- John M. Gearin1851-1930American politician
- George Shaw1933-1998American footballer
- Hall S. Lusk1883-1983American politician
- Cornelius Michael Power1913-1997Roman Catholic archbishop
- Edward Howard1877-1983Catholic archbishop
- Marian McDougall1913-2009American amateur golfer
- Christopher Evans1847-1917American outlaw
- Robert Joseph Dwyer1908-1976American historian
- James M. Burns1924-2001United States federal judge
Show all 19 notable burials
- Frank Leahy1907-1973American college football coach
- Dom Callicrate1885-1979American football player and coach
- Frank John Lonergan1882-1961Politician and judge in the U.S. state of Oregon
- Henry E. McGinn1859-1923American politician and judge
- Bruno Paul John1874-1953Businessman. prominent furniture manufacturer in the US
- Edmund O. Belsheim1905-1994American lawyer and law dean
- Radford Richard Shawcross1886-1955
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
45.51884, -122.73609
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
- Jones CemeteryWest Haven-Sylvan, ORCemetery0.8 mi
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park CemeteryWest Haven-Sylvan, ORMemorial park1.0 mi
- Neveh Zedek CemeteryWest Haven-Sylvan, ORJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Skyline Memorial GardensCedar Mill, ORMemorial park3.1 mi
- Patton CemeteryRaleigh Hills, ORCemetery3.2 mi
- Pioneer Catholic Cemetery of Saint Anthony of PaduaCedar Mill, ORCatholic cemetery3.9 mi
- Union CemeteryOak Hills, ORCemetery4.5 mi
- Lone Fir Cemetery2115 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, ORCemetery4.6 mi
- Beth Israel CemeteryLake Oswego, ORJewish cemetery4.7 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic CemeteryMilwaukie, ORCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Calvary Cemetery
- Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary and Sunset Hills Memorial Park0.9 miMortuary · Portland · (503) 292-6654
- Solace Cremation Portland2.3 miCremation provider · Portland · (503) 549-4900
- Tulip Cremation2.8 miCremation provider · Portland · (925) 698-5450
- Threadgill's Memorial Services3.0 miFuneral home · Beaverton · (503) 526-3952
- Skyline Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Portland · (503) 292-6611
- Terry Family Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Portland · (503) 249-1788
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Calvary Cemetery located?
Mount Calvary Cemetery is at 333 Southwest Skyline Boulevard, Portland, OR 97221 in Multnomah County. GPS coordinates: 45.51884, -122.73609.
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