About Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a cemetery near Rock Falls, Lee County, Illinois. It lies about 7.4 mi northwest of Rock Falls. The grounds sit at about 686 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Hubert D. Considine. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 410432. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenwood Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory in Rock Falls, about 7.9 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rock Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- Hubert D. Considine1919-1974American politician and businessman
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
41.72187, -89.56856
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
- Greenwood CemeteryRock Falls, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- Nelson CemeteryRock Falls, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Emmanuel CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery6.1 mi
- Golder CemeteryRock Falls, ILCemetery6.3 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryRock Falls, ILCemetery7.0 mi
- CemeteryAmboy, ILCemetery7.0 mi
- Rockwood CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery7.2 mi
- Riverside CemeterySterling, ILCemetery7.4 mi
- Calvary CemeterySterling, ILCemetery7.7 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Cemetery
- McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory7.9 miCremation provider · Rock Falls · (815) 626-6311
- Wheelock Allen-Melvin Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-0470
- Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation8.2 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-1131
- Jones Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-2241
- Preston-schilling Funeral Home, Ltd.9.5 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-4469
- Preston-Schilling Funeral Home9.6 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-4469
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