A visit to the Hollis 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 Hollis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hollis Cemetery:
33.8854, -88.1661
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hollis Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hollis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hollis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hollis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hollis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bankhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Herron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Sulligent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sulligent Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent Cemetery
- Sandlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- Blaylock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blaylock Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaylock Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Holliday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Moscow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mulberry Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- New Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hollis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hollis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulligent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gattman
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Greenwood Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riggins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Hightogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Guin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Ales ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Amory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Hollis 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 Hollis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Amory lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hollis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Guin
- Guin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hollis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Sulligent
- Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hollis 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 Hollis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120258 (Hollis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120258 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: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulligent
- Location given for Hollis Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8853856 Lon: -88.1661451
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollis 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. |