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A visit to the New 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 New Holy Cross Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Holy Cross Cemetery:

38.0035, -121.7750

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Holy Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The New Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<2>.

The county seat for Contra Costa County is located in Martinez. Martinez lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the New Holy Cross Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Holy Cross Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the New Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <5>
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memory Gardens Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8157 <5>
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
  • Oakmont Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Oakmont Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <5>
  • Oakmount Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Queen of Haven Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Cemetery
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
  • St. Dominics Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Military Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
    • Alhambra Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Alhambra Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7834 <5>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Benicia City Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
    • Dublin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Dublin Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery

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 New Holy Cross Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Antioch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <6>
  • Empire ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Oakley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <6>
  • Brentwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knightsen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pittsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Creek Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
  • West Pittsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
  • Bixler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
  • Birds Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bay Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Discovery Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rock City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Port Chicago ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
    • Clyde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Blackhawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Tassajara
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
    • Isleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Diablo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 New Holy Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 New Holy Cross Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Contra Costa 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 New Holy Cross Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1701805  (New Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1701805 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: Contra Costa
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Antioch North
      • Location given for New Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0035326     Lon: -121.7749548
      • 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 Contra Costa, 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- New 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.