A visit to the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Cruz Cemetery:
31.5154, -97.0214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Santa Cruz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the west northwest of the Santa Cruz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Santa Cruz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Santa Cruz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Santa Cruz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <5>
- Restland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Restland Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jacob - Sholom Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sunset Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Community Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Community Cemetery
- The Sunset Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7141 <5>
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Smith - Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pavelka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pavelka Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavelka Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Waco Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nazare Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nazare Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazare Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Santa Cruz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Cruz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrison is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Riesel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Waco is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsburg is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Bellmead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waco is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
- Beverly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beverly Hills is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Rosenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenthal is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Battle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Battle is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northcrest is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Lacy - Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <6>
- Golinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Axtell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Satin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Mott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mart is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
- North Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Bosqueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bosqueville is also located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Woodway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
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 Santa Cruz Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLennan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Cruz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Hewitt
- Mart
- Riesel
- Waco
- Waco lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Santa Cruz 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 begin 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1367746 (Santa Cruz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367746 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: McLennan
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waco East
- Location given for Santa Cruz Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.515446 Lon: -97.0213853
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santa Cruz 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. |