A visit to the Holliday 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 Holliday Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holliday Cemetery:
33.8509, -88.1214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holliday Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holliday Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the south of the Holliday Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holliday Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Holliday Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holliday Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Herron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mulberry Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Moscow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Sulligent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sulligent Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Wofford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wofford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Plynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Plynn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plynn Cemetery
- New Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holliday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holliday Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulligent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gattman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hightogy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Splunge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Greenwood Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Guin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Riggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Stinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Belk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Twin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Ales ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
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 Holliday Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holliday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Holliday Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Holliday Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Holliday Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120251 (Holliday Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120251 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Holliday Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8509412 Lon: -88.1214207
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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 Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holliday 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |