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 #88174).
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:
42.7916, -87.8190
The Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Racine.
The cemetery is located in Racine County<3>.
The county seat for Racine County is located in Racine. Racine lies just to the south southeast of the Holy Cross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Establishment of the Holy Cross Cemetery ...
The Holy Cross Cemetery was established in 1929.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Country Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Jewish Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Independent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudas Achim Cemetery
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Sylvania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Wind Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Elmwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sturtevant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kneeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cudahy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Saint Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Greendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kenosha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins
(14 miles [22.5 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Racine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cudahy
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Kenosha
- Oak Creek
- Racine
- South Milwaukee
- Sturtevant
- Union Grove
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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Racine 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: #88174
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1566587 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566587 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: Racine
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Racine North
- Location given for Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7919632 Lon: -87.8186882
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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- Holy Cross Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Racine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |