Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Holy Cross (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Holy Cross. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Holy Cross is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Boyle, Casey, Larue, Nelson, Taylor & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Holy Cross. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holy Cross:
- Marion County (The home county of Holy Cross)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Nerinx
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
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- Dant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dant is located in Marion County
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- Gandertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Saint Francis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Raywick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Belltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Feathersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Speck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Sparrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Ashbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Sinai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Aliceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Craintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Brumfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Forkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Mitchellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Lotus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lebanon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bardstown Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Shepherdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pitt's Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Hillview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Fox Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Casey County
- Atterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roachville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Younger Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Colesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Tunnel Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Crest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Elizabethtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Gaithers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nolin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Cecilia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kraft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Radcliff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Hammonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Tonieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Stewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Cornishville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Dixville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Duncan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Tablow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Balltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Culvertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Blue Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Botland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cravens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Howardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Little Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Normandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Mount Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Maple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Wright's
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Manton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Saint Catharine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Booker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Litsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Brush Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Willisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jenkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holy Cross, see our County-by-County Page for Holy Cross.
Cemeteries Near Holy Cross ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holy Cross.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Holy Cross - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holy Cross covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Thomas Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vowles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- St. Ann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Holy Cross had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
- Dant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Balltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Raywick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Bardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Booker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Valley Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Attilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Attilla is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holy Cross. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holy Cross.
Newspapers Published in Holy Cross ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holy Cross.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holy Cross, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holy Cross.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holy Cross:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Mercer County
- Nelson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holy Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |