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 #45101).
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:
39.9304, -75.2565
The Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Philadelphia.
The cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Media. Media lies just to the west of the Holy Cross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Establishment of the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
The Holy Cross Cemetery was established in 1890.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Montrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Har Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Har Jehuda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sharon Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sharon Cemetery
- Woodlands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- St. Denis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mikveh Israel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikveh Israel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- East Lansdowne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Darby
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yeadon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upper Darby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aldan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Sharon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colwyn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lansdowne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenolden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Folcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bartram Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Drexel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Addingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Penn Wynne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Llanerch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westinghouse Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
- Southwest Center City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- Overbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
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 Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aldan
- Aldan lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aldan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Darby
- Folsom
- Lansdowne
- Norwood
- Prospect Park
- Springfield
- Upper Darby
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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: #45101
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177249 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177249 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lansdowne
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9309461 Lon: -75.2551829
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, 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. |