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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerinx have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
      • Nerinx is located in Marion County
    • Dant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
      • Dant is located in Marion County
    • Gandertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gandertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
      • Gandertown is located in Marion County
    • Saint Francis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Saint Francis is located in Marion County
    • Loretto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
    • Burkes Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkes Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
      • Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
    • Raywick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Frogtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
      • Frogtown is located in Marion County
    • Saint Mary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
    • Saint Joseph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Joseph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
    • Belltown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
      • Belltown is located in Marion County
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
      • Feathersburg is located in Adair County
    • Speck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
      • Speck is located in Adair County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparrow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
      • Sparrow is located in Anderson County
    • Van Buren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Anderson County
    • Ashbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
      • Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
    • Sinai
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Sinai is located in Anderson County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aliceton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
      • Aliceton is located in Boyle County
    • Craintown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craintown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
      • Craintown is located in Boyle County
    • Brumfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brumfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
      • Brumfield is located in Boyle County
    • Forkland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
      • Forkland is located in Boyle County
    • Mitchellsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchellsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
      • Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Lotus is located in Bullitt County
    • Lebanon Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lebanon Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
      • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <3>
    • Clermont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
    • Solitude
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
      • Solitude is located in Bullitt County
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Bullitt County
    • Bardstown Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
      • Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
    • Shepherdsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
      • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
    • Mount Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
    • Pitt's Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitt's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
    • Hillview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
    • Fox Chase
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Hebron Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
      • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Casey County
    • Atterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
      • Atterson is located in Casey County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Green County
    • Summersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Green County
    • Gabe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
      • Gabe is located in Green County
    • Greensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
    • Roachville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
      • Roachville is located in Green County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Younger Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
      • Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
    • Colesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Hardin County
    • Tunnel Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
      • Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
    • Crest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
      • Crest is located in Hardin County
    • Elizabethtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Glendale Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
      • Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
    • Gaithers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaithers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
      • Gaithers is located in Hardin County
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sonora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <3>
    • Nolin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
      • Nolin is located in Hardin County
    • Cecilia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kraft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kraft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
      • Kraft is located in Hardin County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
      • Hammonville is located in Hart County
    • Rio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Hart County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleanings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
      • Gleanings is located in Larue County
    • White City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Larue County
    • Roanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Larue County
    • Buffalo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Larue County
    • Hodgenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Sherman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
      • Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
    • Tonieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tonieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
      • Tonieville is located in Larue County
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Larue County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in Mercer County
    • Dixville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
      • Dixville is located in Mercer County
    • Duncan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Mercer County
    • Tablow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tablow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
      • Tablow is located in Mercer County
    • Nevada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
      • Nevada is located in Mercer County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
      • Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
    • New Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Nelson County
    • Balltown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Nelson County
    • Culvertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
      • Culvertown is located in Nelson County
    • Gethsemane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
      • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
    • Blue Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
      • Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
    • Botland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
      • Botland is located in Nelson County
    • New Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
    • Bardstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bellwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Nelson County
    • Cravens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cravens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
      • Cravens is located in Nelson County
    • Howardstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
      • Howardstown is located in Nelson County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakefield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Spencer County
    • Taylorsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Yoder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
      • Yoder is located in Spencer County
    • Little Mount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
      • Little Mount is located in Spencer County
    • Normandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normandy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Normandy is located in Spencer County
    • Mount Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
      • Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Maple is located in Taylor County
    • Saloma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saloma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
      • Saloma is located in Taylor County
    • Bengal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Bengal is located in Taylor County
    • Campbellsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
      • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <3>
    • Mannsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Taylor County
    • Wright's
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wright's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
      • Wright's is located in Taylor County
    • Acton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Taylor County
    • Elk Horn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
      • Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <3>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Cross, with the one closest to Holy Cross listed first.
    • Fredericktown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
      • Fredericktown is located in Washington County
    • Saint Catharine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
      • Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
    • Booker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Booker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
      • Booker is located in Washington County
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Mooresville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mooresville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Mooresville is located in Washington County
    • Litsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Litsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
      • Litsey is located in Washington County
    • Thompsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Thompsonville is located in Washington County
    • Brush Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
      • Brush Grove is located in Washington County
    • Pulliam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulliam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
      • Pulliam is located in Washington County
    • Willisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
      • Willisburg is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
    • Mackville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
      • Mackville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jenkinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
      • Jenkinsville is located in Washington County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smocks Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smocks Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smocks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pottinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vowles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (352 more) ...
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<5>

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
    • Dant is located in Marion County
  • Loretto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Nelson County
  • Gethsemane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
    • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
  • Balltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Balltown is located in Nelson County
  • Raywick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
  • Fredericktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
    • Fredericktown is located in Washington County
  • Gleanings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleanings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
    • Gleanings is located in Larue County
  • Bardstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Booker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Booker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
    • Booker is located in Washington County
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Valley Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
      • Valley Hill is located in Washington County
    • Nelsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
    • Attilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attilla
      • Attilla is located in Larue County

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]<6>. 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 start with 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 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holy Cross. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holy Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6740, Longitude: -85.4469       In this case, the coordinates for Holy Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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