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 #2316521)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 43.0140° (43° 0' 50")
Lon: -79.2525° (-79° 15' 8")
While not adjacent, the Woodlawn Cemetery is directly southeast of 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:
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ontario:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Holy Cross Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Welland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welland South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fonthill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kunda Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turners Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allanburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pelham Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Feeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeder
- Black Horse Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Becketts Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Former name for Brookfield:
- Brookfield Station
- White Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thorold South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdams
- Beaverdams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams
- Thorold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarke Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fonthill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksite Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hicksite Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicksite Burial Ground
- Pelham Evangelical Friends Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located in Pelham.
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dawdy Burial Ground
- Dawdy Cemetery
- Dawdy's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189998 <1>
- Pleasantview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brethren In Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Reilly's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Reilly's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Reilly's Cemetery
- Doan's Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Pelham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allanburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Overholt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Overholt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Overholt / Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overholt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230621 <1>
- Lyons Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaverdams Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery
- Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery
- Rockway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holy Cross Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0140, Longitude: -79.2525 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |