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:
39.1773, -89.6309
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the east 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Hart's Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hart's Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cress Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cress Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Hill Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Ware's Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ware's Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Grove Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Bluffs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bluffs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Union Miners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Miners Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Miners Cemetery
- Cavalry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavalry Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Cemetery
- Griswold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery 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 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)
- Honey Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Shop Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Hornsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Walshville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ka-ho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- 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)
- Eagarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schram City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Gillespie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gillespie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Sawyerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sorento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Donnellson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waggoner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.
- Benld
- Benld lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benld.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
- Gillespie
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
- Raymond
- Sorento
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 Montgomery 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 #410427 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410427 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Litchfield
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.17727 Lon: -89.6309241
- 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 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 '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. |
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