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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:

43.4215, -75.8969

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 Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the west 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Madison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Madison Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Kinney Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Kinney Family Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Family Cemetery
  • Happy Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley Cemetery
  • Amboy Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Amboy Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Getman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Getman Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Cemetery
  • West Amboy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Amboy Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Temple Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Temple Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Graves Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Albion Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Albion Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center Cemetery
    • Myrtle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
    • Pekin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pekin Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Cemetery
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Constantia Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gregory Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64722 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Kasoag
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
  • West Amboy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
  • Redfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Altmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Albion Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
  • Gayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dugway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Nicholsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
  • Elpis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elpis is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Chateaugay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mallory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Graftons Square
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Hastings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Constantia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisher Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Jewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • McConnellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Prattham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham

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 Oswego 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 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Oswego 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 #953048  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #953048 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Williamstown
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4214588     Lon: -75.8968594
      • 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 Oswego, 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 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.