A visit to the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holy Cross Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Cross Cemetery (FG ID #639382).
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:
44.6391, -63.5764
The Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Halifax.
Adjacent to the Holy Cross Cemetery and just to the east is the Fort Massey Cemetery.
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Establishment of the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
The Holy Cross Cemetery was established in 1843.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baron de Hirsch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaar Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth Public Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hermon Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old St. Paul's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. John The Evangelist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonds Plains Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Pennant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Anglican Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fernwood Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- S.S. Atlantic Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halifax
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dartmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tufts Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turtle Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Africville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Passage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrietsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herring Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cole Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Williamswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ketch Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrencetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hubley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubley
- Windsor Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lower Sackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shad Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Bay
- Whites Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sambro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonds Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 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 Nova Scotia:
- 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #639382
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holy Cross Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |