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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:

41.5642, -89.1290

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 La Salle County<2>.

The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Crandall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • Worsley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Worsley Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsley Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Erbes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dewey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Wisner Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
  • Fourmile Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklyn Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Theiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Theiss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Theiss Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theiss Cemetery
    • Hetzler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hetzler Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetzler Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tripp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Tripp Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
    • Cottage Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill Cemetery
    • Baird - Pumphrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Moille.
      • The Greenfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • LaMoille Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019885 <5>
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Lost Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Triumph.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105358 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.

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

  • Mendota
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Troy Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Triumph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sublette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • La Moille
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Brooklyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Compton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • The Burg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Burg is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
  • Cherry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waltham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waltham is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Earlville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Radley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Radley is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
    • Paw Paw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Orin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Zearing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zearing is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
    • Prairie Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
    • Ladd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ladd is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <6>
    • Inlet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
    • East Paw Paw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
    • Dalzell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • La Salle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lee Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenoak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • Malden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seatonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Peru is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>

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 La Salle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The 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 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 Illinois:
  • Pages specific to La Salle 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 #410430  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410430 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: LaSalle
      • Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mendota West
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5641992     Lon: -89.1289748
      • 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 La Salle, 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 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.