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A visit to the Holly 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 Holly Cross Cemetery ...

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

27.7931, -97.4219

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Holly Cross Cemetery is located in Nueces County<2>.

The county seat for Nueces County is located in Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi lies just to the south southeast of the Holly Cross Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Cross Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Holly Cross Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Bayview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Old Bayview Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bayview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bayview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Corpus Christi.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5728 <5>
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
  • Seaside Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Seaside Memorial Park is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seaside Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Corpus Christi.
    • The Seaside Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Aberdeen Cemetery
    • Seaside Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6828 <5>
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosita Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Corpus Christi.
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emory Gardens of Corpus Christi
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5199 <5>
  • Palms Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palms Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Portland.
    • The Palms Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • San Patricio Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6716 <5>
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Robstown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chapman Ranch Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Ranch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of Corpus Christi.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2878 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Odem.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3488 <5>
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Robstown.
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6410 <5>
    • Robstown Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Robstown Memorial Park is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown Memorial Park
    • San Ignacio Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The San Ignacio Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio Cemetery
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • Sinton Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Sinton Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sinton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sinton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1076319 <5>
    • Eternal Rest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Heaven's Acre Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holly Cross Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Corpus Christi
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Viola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
  • Doyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Doyle is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
  • Tierra Grande
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tierra Grande is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Grande
  • Gregory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Taft Southwest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Taft Southwest is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
  • Harbor City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
  • Taft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Taft is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <6>
  • Calallen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chapman Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Ingleside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Odem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Odem is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <6>
    • Petronila
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Petronila is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • North San Pedro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
    • Robstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Chico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
    • Del Sol - Loma Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
    • Tradewinds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
    • Sinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <6>
    • Morgan Farm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan Farm is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Farm
      • Morgan Farm has also been known as:
      • Morgan Farm Colonia
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Edroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <6>

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 Holly Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nueces County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly 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 websites either 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 Holly Cross Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Nueces 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 Holly Cross Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1337957  (Holly Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337957 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: Nueces
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Corpus Christi
      • Location given for Holly Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.7930828     Lon: -97.4219369
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Nueces, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly 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.