Holy Cross, Kentucky

Holy Cross, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Holy Cross Church in Holy Cross
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Coordinates: 37°40′26″N85°26′49″W / 37.67389°N 85.44694°W / 37.67389; -85.44694
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

• Kentucky Route 527

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Cross, Kentucky
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Cross KY post office
3. 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.
4. "Holy Cross Marion County". Archdiocese of Louisville. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
5. Kleber, John E. (1992). The Kentucky encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0-8131-1772-0. OCLC   636324612.