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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:

33.4766, -112.2789

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 Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Holy Cross Cemetery .

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 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Heath Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Heath Grave is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Grave
  • Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • White Tanks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The White Tanks Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Tanks Cemetery
    • The White Tanks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maricopa Cemetery
    • Maricopa County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1806953 <5>
  • Glendale Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Glendale Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57020 <5>
  • West Resthaven Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Resthaven Park Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Resthaven Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Resthaven Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • The West Resthaven Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resthaven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Park West Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57098 <5>
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Work Circle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Work Circle Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Work Circle Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
    • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    • Memory Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57026 <5>
  • Beth El Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunland Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Sunland Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Memorial Park
  • Sunwest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Sunwest Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Co-Op Village Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Co-Op Village Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-Op Village Cemetery
    • Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • City Loosley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The City Loosley Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Loosley Cemetery
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
    • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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:

  • Liberty Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Liberty Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Village
  • Tolleson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cashion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Avondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchfield Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centura West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Centura West is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centura West
  • Tiki Tai Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiki Tai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Tai Village
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodyear
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maricopa Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maricopa Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Village
  • Capri Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Capri Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
  • Catalina Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Catalina Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <6>
    • Peoria Polynesian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer Village II
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer Village II is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village II
    • Sunset Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Sun City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Youngtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • El Mirage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Co-op Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Co-op Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-op Village
    • Laveen Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Citrus Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Cheyenne Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
    • Peacock Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
    • Phoenix
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <6>
    • Surprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Canyon Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
    • Westbrook Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
    • Waddell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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. The following communities are located in Maricopa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Maricopa County:
  • 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 #14586  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #14586 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: Maricopa
      • Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tolleson
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4778196     Lon: -112.2770999
      • 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 Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, 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 things 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.