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:
33.5648, -88.0561
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 Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Eatman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eatman Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Higdon Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Dorroh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorroh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorroh Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
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- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Millport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Fernbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Hightogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Ashcraft Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Belk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Coal Fire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ethelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- McShan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Stansel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Rossland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Kirkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
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 Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Vernon
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 websites either 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 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120271 (Holly Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120271 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: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millport
- Location given for Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5648364 Lon: -88.056137
- 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |