About Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. It lies about 2.7 mi southeast of Inglewood. The grounds sit at about 131 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 354 notable people buried here, including Bing Crosby, Rita Hayworth and Gary Cooper. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 243580. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hillside Memorial Park, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Holy Cross Cemetery & Mortuary in Culver City, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 101 cemeteries we list in Los Angeles County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Los Angeles County dates to 1860. 20 of the 101 listings in Los Angeles County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Inglewood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
Among them: 237 actors, 58 writers, 56 musicians, 17 World War II veterans, 13 baseball players, 9 journalists, 6 football players, 6 business leaders.
- Bing Crosby1903-1977American singer and actor
- Rita Hayworth1918-1987American actress
- Gary Cooper1901-1961American actor
- John Ford1894-1973American film director
- Bela Lugosi1882-1956Hungarian-American actor
- Loretta Young1913-2000American actress
- Sharon Tate1943-1969American actress and model
- Mary Astor1906-1987American actress and author
- Rosalind Russell1907-1976American actress
- Charles Boyer1899-1978French actor
- John Candy1950-1994Canadian actor
- Leo McCarey1898-1969American film director, screenwriter and producer
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People whose Wikidata entry gives Holy Cross Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
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What Holy Cross Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Hillside Memorial ParkInglewood, CAMemorial park0.9 mi
- Mausoleum of the Golden WestInglewood, CA · est. 2003Catholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Inglewood Park CemeteryInglewood, CACemetery3.1 mi
- Woodlawn CemeterySanta Monica, CACemetery5.6 mi
- Westwood Memorial ParkSanta Monica, CA · est. 1880Memorial park5.6 mi
- Angelus Rosedale CemeteryLos Angeles, CACemetery6.0 mi
- Rosedale CemeteryLos Angeles, CACemetery6.0 mi
- Los Angeles National Cemetery950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CANational cemetery6.2 mi
- Los Angeles National Cemetery ColumbariumSanta Monica, CANational cemetery6.3 mi
- Beth Olam CemeteryLos Angeles, CAJewish cemetery7.5 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery & Mortuary0.2 miMortuary · Culver City · (310) 836-5500
- Los Angeles Funeral Service1.7 miFuneral home · Inglewood · (310) 390-9969
- Inglewood Mortuary1.7 miMortuary · Inglewood · (310) 677-8137
- Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors1.8 miFuneral home · Culver City · (310) 837-7121
- Los Angeles Funeral Service1.9 miFuneral home · Culver City · (310) 390-9969
- Harrison Ross Mortuary2.0 miMortuary · Los Angeles · (310) 971-9221
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Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Cross Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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