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A visit to the Holley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Holley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holley Cemetery:

33.2854, -86.4339

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Holley Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Holley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Holley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wallace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chancellor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kidd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
  • Wilsonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Childersburg City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Childersburg City Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Childersburg City Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
  • Masters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Masters Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
  • Kahatchee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Kahatchee Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahatchee Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
  • Rhoden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoden Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
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    • Nicholls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Childersburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <5>
    • Old Reynolds Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reynolds Cemetery
    • Baker Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baker Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Grove Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Arkwright Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arkwright Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Church Cemetery
      • The Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arkwright Cemetery
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
    • Ray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • Fourmile Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
    • Old Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
    • Heaslet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Heaslet Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaslet Cemetery
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
    • Raley Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Family Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wilsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Childersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harpersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bon Air
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Vincent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <6>
  • Westover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westover is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
  • Zubers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Zubers is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
  • Fayetteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Comerdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Comerdale is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
  • East Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bend is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • Calcis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Calcis is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sterrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Talladega Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Logan Martin Dam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
    • Chelsea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Columbiana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gantts Quarry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
    • Mignon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
    • Alpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vandiver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sylacauga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Winterboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nottingham is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
      • Former name for Nottingham:
      • Jones Camp Ground

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Shelby County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #141284  (Holley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #141284 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Shelby
      • Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harpersville
      • Location given for Holley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.2853904     Lon: -86.4338684
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.