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:
38.7107, -99.1711
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 Ellis County<2>.
The county seat for Ellis County is located in Hays. Hays lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 15 miles [24.1 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. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Pleasantdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Winterset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fidelis Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Milberger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Milberger Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milberger Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Milberger
- Gorham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- St. Catharina Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Allen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Allen Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
- Cordial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- La Crosse Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The La Crosse Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Pfeifer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Loretta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Liebenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Munjor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Schoenchen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Toulon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Galatia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Antonino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Bison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Milberger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gorham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Timken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Emmeram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Hargrave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Rush Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
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 Ellis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert
- Bison
- Galatia
- Hays
- Hays lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- La Crosse
- Victoria
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Ellis 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 #475393 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475393 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: Ellis
- Est. Elev: 571 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pfeifer
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7111234 Lon: -99.1709315
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Ellis, 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 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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