About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. It lies about 3.5 mi northwest of Memphis. The grounds sit at about 282 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Lorenzen Wright, Eddie Rabbitt and Clara Conway. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1279342. The nearest other listed cemetery is Temple Israel Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Forest Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park - Midtown in Memphis, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 117 listings in Shelby County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Memphis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 3 baseball players, 1 artist, 1 basketball player, 1 musician.
- Lorenzen Wright1975-2010American basketball player
- Eddie Rabbitt1941-1998American country singer
- Clara Conway1844-1904American educator
- Ed McGhee1924-1986American baseball player
- Lou Chiozza1910-1971American baseball player
- Phil Gagliano1941-2016American baseball player
- Adele Lemm1896-1977American artist
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
35.10314, -90.02536
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 Israel CemeteryMemphis, TNJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery0.4 mi
- Son of Zion CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery0.8 mi
- Hollywood CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery0.9 mi
- Baron Hirsch CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.3 mi
- Anshei Sphard CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery2.4 mi
- Bettis Family CemeteryMemphis, TNFamily cemetery2.7 mi
- Winchester CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Forest Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park - Midtown0.5 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 623-8153
- Vh Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 946-2061
- Honest Monument Company0.9 miMonument dealer · Memphis · (901) 774-7400
- Mays Funeral Homes1.0 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 942-2120
- HC Jett and HC Ford and Son Funeral1.2 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 278-0642
- Superior Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 609-7008
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Calvary Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian 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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