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Welcome to Holy Cross ...

The city of Holy Cross is located in Delaware County<1>.

Holy Cross is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Holy Cross lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Holy Cross: 563

Communities Also Named Holy Cross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Holy Cross: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Dubuque County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 5 communities that are also named Holy Cross - they are located in Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holy Cross.

Communities near Holy Cross ...

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

  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Epworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Guttenberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cassville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Edgewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Earlville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Garnavillo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holy Cross.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holy Cross. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holy Cross ...

Looking for more information about Holy Cross? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holy Cross, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holy Cross.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holy Cross - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.