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:
38.1553, -90.1396
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rebenack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rebenack Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebenack Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Grant Pass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Pass Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Pass Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Burksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Burksville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Design Historical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lemen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lemen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemen Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Monroe City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Monroe City Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Renault
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fults
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie du Rocher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <5>
- Brickeys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Maeystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Clement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Ruma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Burksville Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Modoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Red Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chalfin Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Wartburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Madonnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Bloomsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Mitchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hecker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sainte Genevieve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Valmeyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evansville
- Prairie du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Sainte Genevieve
- Waterloo
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #410424 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410424 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Renault
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1553305 Lon: -90.139558
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |