About Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a cemetery near Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California. The grounds sit at about 82 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Charles B. Younger, Justiniano Roxas and Charles B. Younger Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 225478. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Holy Cross Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest mortuary we know of is White's Mortuary in Santa Cruz, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 16 cemeteries we list in Santa Cruz County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Live Oak. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist.
- Charles B. Younger1831-1907American lawyer
- Justiniano Roxas1752-1808Native American man that supposedly lived 123 years, which was later debunked
- Charles B. Younger Jr.1873-1935American lawyer
- Jeannie Waddell Younger1842-1922American painter
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.
Map
36.98242, -121.99127
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
- Old Holy Cross CemeteryLive Oak, CACemetery0.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Memorial CemeteryLive Oak, CACemetery0.7 mi
- Independent Order of Oddfellows CemeterySanta Cruz, CACemetery2.1 mi
- Soquel CemeterySoquel, CACemetery2.1 mi
- Evergreen CemeterySanta Cruz, CACemetery2.4 mi
- Home of Peace CemeterySanta Cruz, CAJewish cemetery3.6 mi
- Calvary CemeteryAptos, CACemetery4.5 mi
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel CemeteryAptos, CACemetery4.5 mi
- Day Valley CemeteryCorralitos, CACemetery7.8 mi
- IOOF CemeteryBoulder Creek, CACemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Cemetery
- White's Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Santa Cruz · (831) 423-4800
- Oakwood Chapel0.8 miFuneral home · Santa Cruz · (831) 475-2464
- Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel1.1 miFuneral home · Santa Cruz · (831) 205-7330
- Santa Cruz Watsonville Cremation and Burial Service2.2 miCremation provider · Soquel · (831) 200-8428
- Ave Maria Memorial Chapel14 miFuneral chapel · Watsonville · (831) 724-4751
- Mehl's Colonial Chapel14 miFuneral home · Watsonville · (831) 724-6371
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