A visit to the Holy Cross 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Cross Cemetery (FG ID #529867)
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 ...
The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in San Mateo County<2>.
Establishment of the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
The Holy Cross Cemetery was established in 1875.
Name Variations for Holy Cross 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 Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
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:
- Alta Mesa Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Irvington Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madronia Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Madronia Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madronia Cemetery
- Mission City Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakwood Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ohlone Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ohlones Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohlones Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlones Cemetery
- Pilarcitos Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Pilarcitos Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilarcitos Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skylawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adobe Corner
- Atherton
- Belmont
- Castro City
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- East Palo Alto
- Emerald Lake Hills
- Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
- Escondido Village
- Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
- Ladera
- Los Altos Hills
- Los Altos
- Loyola
- Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
- Menlo Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mountain View
- North Fair Oaks
- North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
- Palo Alto
- Portola Valley
- Redwood City
- San Carlos
- Searsville ‑ Historic
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Stanford
- Ventura
- West Menlo Park
- The Willows
- Woodside
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 San Mateo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- East Palo Alto
- Foster City
- Los Altos
- Menlo Park
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto
- Redwood City
- San Carlos
- Sunnyvale
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 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 Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #529867
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2124403 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2124403 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: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palo Alto
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 'straight-line' 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'. |
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