Mount Calvary Cemetery – Jefferson County – United States

Mount Calvary Cemetery is located in the Ayres community of Jefferson County, Alabama, near Cedar Mountain Road and Clay. It is owned and maintained by Mount Calvary Presbyterian Church, whose congregation was founded in 1806. The cemetery’s earliest documented burial is Nancy Paerson, daughter of William S. Turner, who was interred in 1830. ([interment.net](https://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/mtcalvary/index.htm?utm_source=openai)) The surrounding community was formerly known as Ayers, and both the church and cemetery are marked by Jefferson County historical markers. Mount Calvary Cemetery was added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on March 2, 2006. ([interment.net](https://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/mtcalvary/index.htm?utm_source=openai)) A 2007 transcription documented 498 existing and legible burial records, including veterans of the Civil War, World War II and other military service. ([interment.net](https://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/mtcalvary/index.htm?utm_source=openai)) Records and access information may be obtained through the church or local cemetery-record repositories before visiting.