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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:

43.2137, -78.0295

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 Orleans County<2>.

The county seat for Orleans County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the west northwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Locust Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Locust Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sprague Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hulberton Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton Cemetery
  • Manning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Manning Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
  • Robinson Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glidden Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Glidden Burying Ground is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden Burying Ground
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
  • West Sweden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Sweden Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sweden Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Brockport.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65040 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • High Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The High Street Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Street Cemetery
    • West Clarkson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Clarkson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarkson Cemetery
    • Love Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Love Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
    • Root Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Root Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
    • Mt. Oliver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Oliver Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    • Transit Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Transit Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transit Cemetery
    • Mt. Albion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Albion Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Albion Cemetery
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
    • Annis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Annis Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis Cemetery
    • Creamery Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Creamery Road Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery Road Cemetery
    • East Sweden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The East Sweden Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sweden Cemetery
    • Garland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Garland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery

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]<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Holley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clarendon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Redman Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
  • Hulberton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Sweden Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
  • Brockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Clarkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Barre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Kendall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Adams Basin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Otis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Hamlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jericon Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Bergen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinkleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Kent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hamlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • Gaines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • South Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Spencerport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Parma Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
    • Eagle Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor

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 Orleans 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 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 Orleans 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 #953047  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #953047 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: Orleans
      • Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holley
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2136709     Lon: -78.0294603
      • 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 New York's counties, including Orleans, 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' (or point-to-point) 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.