Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery located in Tacoma, Washington. It is the only Catholic cemetery in Tacoma. Its size is 55 acres. Calvary Cemetery was incorporated in October 1905.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Tahoma High School and South Tacoma station.
Mount Tahoma High School
School
Mount Tahoma High School is a high school in Tacoma, Washington. It opened in 1961 and is a part of the Tacoma Public Schools. The school's mascot is the Thunderbird as a Native American symbolism for power, protection, and strength. Mount Tahoma High School is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Calvary Cemetery.
South Tacoma station
Railway station
Photo: Kgrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Tacoma station is a commuter rail station in Tacoma, Washington, United States, served by the S Line of the Sounder commuter rail network. It is located near the Tacoma Mall along South Tacoma Way at South 56th Street and consists of a single platform and a 220-stall park-and-ride lot. South Tacoma station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Calvary Cemetery.
Tacoma Mall
Shopping center
The Tacoma Mall is the largest shopping center in Tacoma, Washington, United States, and is owned and operated by the Simon Property Group. Anchor tenants include Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, and Nordstrom, with one vacant and demolished anchor last occupied by Sears, which opened in 1981. Tacoma Mall is situated 2½ miles northeast of Calvary Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakewood and Fircrest.
Lakewood
Town
Photo: Veterans Health, Public domain.
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 63,612 at the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city in the county, behind Tacoma, and is a suburban bedroom community. Lakewood is situated 1½ miles southwest of Calvary Cemetery.
Fircrest
Village
Fircrest is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,156 at the 2020 census. Fircrest is situated 2½ miles north of Calvary Cemetery.
University Place
Town
Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive. University Place is situated 3 miles northwest of Calvary Cemetery.
Calvary Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Tacoma, Washington
- Category: burial
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.19253° or 47° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-122.50498° or 122° 30′ 18″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
84VV5FVW+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 25103297OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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