A visit to the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Cross Cemetery:
35.3979, -94.3688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Cross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newlon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Newlon Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlon Cemetery
- Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cemetery
- Ft. Smith National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Crow Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Gill Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Crawford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Crawford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Crawford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Van Buren.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1177676 <5>
- Gills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Cemetery
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- Peevyhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peevyhouse Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peevyhouse Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mc Allister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mc Allister Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Allister Cemetery
- Leard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Leard Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leard Cemetery
- The Leard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98802 <5>
- Steep Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Steep Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hill Cemetery
- Mc Coy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mc Coy Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Coy Cemetery
- Barling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Barling Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arkoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moffett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kibler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Rudy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Remy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Bonanza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Lavaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pocola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Coffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Short
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Muldrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holy Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Fort Smith
- Lavaca
- Muldrow
- Roland
- Van Buren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sebastian County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56740 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56740 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Buren
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3978682 Lon: -94.3688243
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Cross Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |