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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:

36.7499, -119.8357

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 Fresno County<2>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Fresno Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Washington Colony Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Fresno.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8430 <5>
  • Clovis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Raisin City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Del Rey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Del Rey.
    • The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997625 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Redbank Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Redbank Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
  • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Selma Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Floral Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Floral Memorial Park is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Memorial Park
      • The Floral Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Floral Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7971 <5>
    • West Selma Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Selma Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Selma Cemetery
      • The West Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8436 <5>
    • Mendocino Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mendocino Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendocino Cemetery
    • Sanger Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Academy Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Academy Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
    • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Winchell Cove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Winchell Cove Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.
    • Winchell Cove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Winchell Cove Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375588 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • West Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Muscatel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Pratton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pratton is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
  • Fresno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calwa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Calwa is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
  • Highway City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highway City is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
  • Pinedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Malaga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Malaga is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Herndon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Rolinda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
  • Tarpey Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpey Village
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clovis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Barstow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Barstow is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Raco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Raco is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
    • Floyd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Floyd is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Lone Star
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Raisin City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Biola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bowles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowles is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
    • Fowler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Kerman
      (12 miles [19.3 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. The following communities are located in Fresno County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clovis
  • Del Rey
  • Fowler
  • Fresno
    • Fresno lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fresno.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Kerman

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 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 California:
  • Pages specific to Fresno 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 #225477  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #225477 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: Fresno
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fresno South
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7499481     Lon: -119.8357028
      • 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 California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
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