A visit to the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MAL.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MAL.802'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 ...
The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bell Rock Cemetery
- Bunker Cemetery
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Cemetery
- Burial Hill Cemetery
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- Central Burying Ground
- Copp's Hill Burying Ground
- Forest Dale Cemetery
- Garden Cemetery
- Granary Burying Ground
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Kings Chapel Burying Ground
- Lindenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Meretz Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
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- Old Burying Ground
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
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- Old Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Old East Burying Ground
- Phipps Street Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- St. Jeans Cemetery
- The St. Jeans Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jeans Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Salem Street Burying Ground
- Somerville Cemetery
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Veterans Cemetery
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
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- Wildwood Cemetery
- Winthrop Cemetery
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Boston
- Cambridge
- Cambridgeport
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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- Charlestown
- Chelsea
- Cliftondale
- East Boston
- Edgeworth
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
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- Everett
- Franklin Park
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
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- Lindenwood
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lynn
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Montvale
- Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
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- Point Shirley
- Revere
- Saugus
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Wakefield
- Wellington
- West Lynn
- West Medford
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
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- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Wyoming
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 Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Lynn
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Revere
- Saugus
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Wellington
- Winchester
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 MACRIS Record: MAL.802
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599167 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599167 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boston North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Cross Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |