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:
41.7939, -93.4016
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 Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farrar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- The Church of the Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1503471 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- The Byers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cory Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94372 <5>
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- The Ashton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashton Chapel Cemetery
- Ashton Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984941 <5>
- Brubaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brubaker Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Elkhart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1094445 <5>
- Bretheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretheran Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brethren Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Ankeny.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506500 <5>
- Bondurant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- Kintz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kintz Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintz Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Santiago
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Valeria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bondurant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mitchellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oswalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iowa Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Alleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Carney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Huxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marquisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marquisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Ankeny
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Collins
- Mitchellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 #2047887 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047887 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loring
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7938769 Lon: -93.4015992
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Polk, 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 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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