[2] This had been a nonsectarian graveyard until the Catholic Church purchased it in 1872.

[1][2] Other notable projects of Lynch included the grounds of the Flood estate of Woodside; the Timothy Hopkins estate in Menlo Park; and he worked on Stanford University's landscaping.

[2] In 1953, the abandoned St. Dennis Cemetery of Menlo Park had their remains moved to Holy Cross, however only 24 of the 174 bodies were moved because the rest could not be found.

[2][4] In the 1950s and 1960s the cemetery was reconstructed under the leadership of John Kiefer and Edwin Kennedy.

[2] Many of the early pioneer families of the Bay Area are buried at this cemetery.