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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:

41.3037, -78.6859

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 Elk County<2>.

The county seat for Elk County is located in Ridgway. Ridgway lies just to the north 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Brockport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brockport Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brockport Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Brockport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #200119 <5>
  • St. Tobias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Tobias Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Tobias Cemetery
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
  • Bundy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bundy Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of DuBois.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <5>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • St. Leos Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Leos Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leos Cemetery
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
  • Conway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Conway Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
  • Bundy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bundy Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
  • Kooker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kooker Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooker Cemetery
  • Oakmont Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Oakmont Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sugar Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Ott Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ott Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Beechwoods Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beechwoods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwoods Cemetery
    • Morningside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dressler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Dressler Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressler Cemetery
    • Laurel Run Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laurel Run Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run Cemetery
    • Gray Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery

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:

  • Challenge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Shawmut
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawmut is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
  • Kylers Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
  • Horton City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
  • Brockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crenshaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Dagus Mines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
  • Brockway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridgway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Treasure Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
  • Winterburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
  • Tyler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Scattertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Byrnedale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Whistletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Whistletown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
    • Saint Marys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
    • Falls Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
    • Schoffner Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
    • Allens Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • DuBois
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <6>
    • Munderf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Munderf is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf

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 Elk 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Elk 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 #1177254  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177254 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: Elk
      • Est. Elev: 473 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brandy Camp
      • Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.303672     Lon: -78.6858595
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, 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 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>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.