Holy Cross, Kentucky
Holy Cross, Kentucky | |
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 Holy Cross Church in Holy Cross | |
  Holy Cross  Holy Cross | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′26″N 85°26′49″W / 37.67389°N 85.44694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Marion |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 494449[1] |
Holy Cross is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office, which operated from 1886 to 1914, is closed.[2] The area around Holy Cross was first explored and settled in 1779.[3] In 1785, a "Catholic League" of sixty families from the Maryland counties of Prince George, Charles, and St. Mary's banded together under the leadership of Basil Hayden Sr., pledging to migrate to Kentucky and settle in the same area for mutual support, access to a Catholic priest, and the establishment of a church.[4] Later that same year, Hayden and twenty-five families had settled near the headwaters of Pottinger's Creek where the town now is, founding a church also named Holy Cross.[3][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Cross, Kentucky
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Cross KY post office
- ^ a b Kleber, John E.; Kentucky Bicentennial Commission, eds. (1992). The Kentucky encyclopedia. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-8131-1772-0.
- ^ "Holy Cross Marion County". Archdiocese of Louisville. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Kleber, John E. (1992). The Kentucky encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. OCLC 636324612.
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