A visit to the Holy Cross Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery:
42.3575, -90.0021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County<2>.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- Plum River Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Lutheran Cemetery
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent Cemetery
- Kent United Baptist Cemetery
- Old Liberal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106432 <5>
- Howardsille Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Holley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
- Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
- Waddams Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa 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 Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stockton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Loran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Polsgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- McConnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Gratiot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Scales Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackhawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Marcus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Zier Cors
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Red Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jo Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Elizabeth
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Lena lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Pearl City
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
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 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 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jo Daviess 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410433 (Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410433 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: Jo Daviess
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stockton
- Location given for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.357513 Lon: -90.0020693
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, 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' (or 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 Catholic 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. |