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:
38.9326, -75.8191
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 Caroline County<2>.
The county seat for Caroline County is located in Denton. Denton lies just to the south 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 21 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.
- Greensboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greensboro Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro Cemetery
- Ridgely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Lukes Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jarrell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jarrell Family Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrell Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Greensboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2605972 <5>
- Ames Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ames Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Union UMC Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Goldsboro.
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridgetown Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown Cemetery
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridgetown Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown Cemetery
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Chapel Cemetery
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oil City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Greensboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Thomas Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Bridgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hollingsworth Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Queen Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tappers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Tuckahoe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sandtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Ruthsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
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. The following communities are located in Caroline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Caroline 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 #595815 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #595815 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: Caroline
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Denton
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9326137 Lon: -75.8191005
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Caroline, 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' 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |