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 #374686).
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:
31.5391, -97.1133
The Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
The cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.
Adjacent to the Holy Cross Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Oakwood Cemetery.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the west 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Waco Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmonsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Chalk Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chalk Bluff Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
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 Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellmead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Downsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Lacy - Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bosqueville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rosenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Speegleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elm Mott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Golinda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Riesel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hallsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gholson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 McLennan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Hewitt
- Lorena
- Riesel
- Waco
- Waco lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to McLennan 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: #374686
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 Texas' counties, including McLennan, 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. |