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:
33.4640, -86.5278
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hollis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hollis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weldon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Sterrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett Cemetery
- Old Sterrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sterrett Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
- Lawleys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Henry Ellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henry Ellen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ellen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Ellen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Leeds.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484450 <5>
- Hollis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott 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 Hollis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hollis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vandiver
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sterrett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunavant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Shoal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Calcis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Scott City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Woodland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lola City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Brompton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
- McCombs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Lake Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Harpersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hollis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 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 Hollis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149335 (Hollis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149335 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: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandiver
- Location given for Hollis Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4639952 Lon: -86.5277611
- 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 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> | 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. |