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 #64166).
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:
40.6471, -73.9384
The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.
The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the north of the Holy Cross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Name Variations for Holy Cross Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery of the Holy Cross
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canarsie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green - Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Judah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Old New Utrecht Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acacia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Acacia Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Cemetery
- Bayside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bayside Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Cemetery
- Maimonides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hungarian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Cemetery
- Mt. Neboh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Union Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
- Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linden Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Linden Hill Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatlands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marcus Garvey Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flatbush
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canarsie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gravesend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheepshead Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bushwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dyker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bensonhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New York
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maspeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knickerbocker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Governors Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Kings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- New York
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 New York:
- Pages specific to Kings 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #64166
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #946176 (Cemetery of the Holy Cross)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #946176 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: Kings
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for Cemetery of the Holy Cross:
- Lat: 40.6470482 Lon: -73.9379153
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Kings, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |