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A visit to the Holy Cross Cemetery ...


The location of the Holy Cross Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Cross Cemetery

Lat:   32.7405°   (32° 44' 25")

Lon:   -79.9145°   (-79° 54' 52")

The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Charleston County<2>.

The county seat for Charleston County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the north northwest of the Holy Cross Cemetery .

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 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 South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Charleston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 16 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.

    • James Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
      • James Island is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
    • Charleston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sullivan's Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Charles Towne Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
    • Folly Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
    • Grove Creek Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
    • Dorchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Island-of-Palms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island-of-Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
      • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • North Charleston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Johns Island
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Isle-of-Palms
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kiawah Island
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

    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 Charleston County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<5>

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

    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • St. Michaels Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Churchyard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Churchyard Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Churchyard Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Patricks Catholic Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
    • Ocean Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ocean Grove Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Grove Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery is located in Charleston County
      • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • Buquenin Ave. Cemetery
      • KK Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • KKBE Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225093 <6>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Greek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Greek Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • The Greek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Greek Orthodox Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Cemetery
      • Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Adverse Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Adverse Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • The Adverse Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Citadel Square Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adverse Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69384 <6>
      • Brown Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Venning Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Venning Cemetery is located in Charleston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venning Cemetery
      • Simmons Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Simmons Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303669 <6>
      • Riverview Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverview Memorial Park is located in Charleston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Park

    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:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1252935  (Holy Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1252935 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: James Island
      • County: Charleston         Elev: 5
      • Location given for GNIS #1252935 (Holy Cross Cemetery)

    The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

    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 South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, 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 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: 32.7405, Longitude: -79.9145       In this case, the coordinates for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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