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Welcome to Holy Cross City ...

So far, we found very little information about Holy Cross City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Holy Cross City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holy Cross City, please Contact Us.


Holy Cross City would have been located within present day Eagle County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Holy Cross City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Holy Cross City is 11,420 feet [3,481 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Holy Cross City is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Holy Cross City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Holy Cross City still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.

Communities near Holy Cross City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holy Cross City.

  • Avon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
  • Vail
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <5>
  • Leadville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Minturn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
    • Minturn is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <5>
  • Red Cliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
    • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
  • Pando ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
    • Pando is located in Eagle County
  • Troutville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
    • Troutville is located in Eagle County
  • Gilman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Gilman is located in Eagle County
  • Astor City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
    • Astor City is located in Eagle County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Holy Cross City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holy Cross City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holy Cross City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holy Cross City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holy Cross City. See our Newspapers Page for Holy Cross City.

Adding Holy Cross City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holy Cross City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Holy Cross City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holy Cross City.

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holy Cross City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Eagle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holy Cross City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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