A visit to the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #8038)
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 Catholic Cemetery ...
The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
The cemetery is located in San Mateo County<2>.
Adjacent to the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and just to the west is the Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
Establishment of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery ...
The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery was established in 1887.
Name Variations for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Chinese Cemetery
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Mausoleum
- The Evergreen Mausoleum is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mausoleum
- Fernwood Cemetery
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Golden Gate National Cemetery
- Home of Peace Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Japanese Cemetery
- The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
- The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Orange Memorial Park
- The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Memorial Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pilarcitos Cemetery
- The Pilarcitos Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilarcitos Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- San Francisco National Cemetery
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
- The San Lorenzo Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo Cemetery
- Skylawn Memorial Park
- Sunset View Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Yerba Buena Cemetery
- The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerba Buena Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amanico Ergina Village
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Brisbane
- Broadmoor Village
- Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
- Broadmoor
- Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Burlingame
- Chinatown
- Colma
- Daly City
- Doelger City
- Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
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- Fairway Park
- Friendship Village
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
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- Golden Gate Heights
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsborough
- Millbrae
- Mission District
- Montara
- Moss Beach
- Pacifica
- San Bruno
- San Francisco
- San Mateo
- South San Francisco
- Stonestown
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Westlake
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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Mateo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brisbane
- Burlingame
- Colma
- Daly City
- Millbrae
- Montara
- Pacifica
- San Bruno
- San Francisco
- San Mateo
- South San Francisco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to San Mateo 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 Catholic Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8038
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #225479 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #225479 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: San Mateo
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: San Francisco South
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, 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 from Point A (ie- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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