A visit to the Holly Grove 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 Holly Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Grove Cemetery:
31.3002, -86.9816
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Conecuh County<2>.
The county seat for Conecuh County is located in Evergreen. Evergreen lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Holly Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Holly Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sparta Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sparta Hill Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Hill Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baggett Family Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggett Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baggett Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Castleberry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366693 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Buffington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buffington Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington Cemetery
- Albrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Albrest Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrest Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greater Nazarene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Hamden Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamden Ridge Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Johnston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Davison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Brewton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415370 <5>
- Johnston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Castleberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Nymph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Johnsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rabb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mount Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brewton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Owassa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- East Brewton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilcox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Repton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Bermuda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
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 Holly Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Conecuh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewton
- Evergreen
- Sparta - Historic
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 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Conecuh 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730211 (Holly Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730211 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: Conecuh
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nymph
- Location given for Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.300171 Lon: -86.9816376
- 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 Conecuh, 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- Holly Grove 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. |
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