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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:

46.6875, -95.3597

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 Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the southwest 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 28 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.

  • Spruce Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
  • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Pickett Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Wolf Lake Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Historic Pine Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hay Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Palm Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Eye Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Red Eye Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Cemetery
    • Pickerel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pickerel Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Gorman Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gorman Twp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Perham Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Perham Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Old Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Greenwood Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
    • Sebeka Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sebeka Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka Cemetery
    • Alajoki Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alajoki Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alajoki Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Davies
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Evergreen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Wolf Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Perham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
  • New York Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Menahga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sebeka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bluffton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Osage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Frazee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Richville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Leaf City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Wadena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
    • Ponsford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rochert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottertail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Pine Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Park Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vergas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Nimrod
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Detroit Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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 Otter Tail 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 begin 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 #2072717  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072717 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Butler
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6875     Lon: -95.3597222
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, 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 things 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.