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The location of the Holy Cross Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Cross Cemetery

Lat:   39.1773°   (39° 10' 38")

Lon:   -89.6309°   (-89° 37' 51")

The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the east of the Holy Cross Cemetery .

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 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 Montgomery County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Holy Cross Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 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.

    • Litchfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Butler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
    • Honey Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
    • Hornsby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
    • Walshville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Springs
      • Taylor Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Springs <4>
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ka-ho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • Mount Olive
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
    • Eagarville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schram City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schram City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • East Gillespie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gillespie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Gillespie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Benld
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
        • Benld is located in Macoupin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <4>
      • White City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • White City is located in Macoupin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Raymond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
      • Mount Clare
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
        • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Sawyerville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
        • Sawyerville is located in Macoupin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <4>
      • Panama
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
        • Panama is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
      • Sorento
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Irving
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
        • Irving is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <4>
      • Donnellson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnellson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
        • Donnellson is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>
      • Harvel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
        • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <4>
      • Waggoner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wilsonville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
        • Wilsonville is located in Macoupin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
      • Staunton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
        • Williamson is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <4>
      • New Douglas
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Douglas
        • New Douglas is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Douglas <4>
      • Coffeen
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeen
        • Coffeen is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeen <4>
      • Standard City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
        • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people

    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 Montgomery County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
    • Hart's Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart's Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart's Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart's Church Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Karnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Karnes Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karnes Cemetery
    • Kinder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kinder Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinder Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Farrar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farrar Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrar Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Clear Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Springs Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Cress Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cress Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cress Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cress Hill Cemetery
      • Butler Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Butler Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Ware's Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware's Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ware's Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware's Grove Cemetery
      • Baptist Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
      • St. Agnes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Bluffs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bluffs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffs Cemetery
      • Cass Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cass Cemetery
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Union Miners Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Miners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Miners Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Miners Cemetery
      • Cavalry Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavalry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cavalry Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavalry Cemetery
      • Griswold Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Griswold Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
      • Mansfield Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansfield Cemetery
      • Montgomery Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery

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

    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 #410427  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #410427 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Litchfield
      • County: Montgomery         Elev: 207
      • Location given for GNIS #410427 (Holy Cross Cemetery)

    The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomeryco.com/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Montgomery, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holy Cross Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1773, Longitude: -89.6309       In this case, the coordinates for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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