A visit to the Holly Spring 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 Spring Cemetery ...
The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ami Cemetery
- The Ami Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ami Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
- The Bean Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Beene Family Cemetery
- The Beene Family Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beene Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beene Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Hammondville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21439 <3>
- Cordell Cemetery
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
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- Head Springs Cemetery
- The Head Springs Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Springs Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Little River Cemetery
- The Little River Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
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- Menlo Cemetery
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24598 <3>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
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- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <3>
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]<2> of the Holly Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adamsburg
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
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- Alpine
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
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- Bankhead
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
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- Beaty Crossroads
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
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- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Berryton
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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- Blanche
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
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- Broomtown
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
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- Cloudland
- Cordell ‑ Historic
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
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- Douglas
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grover
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
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- Hammondville
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Henagar
- Ider
- Kaolin
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
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- Lyerly
- Menlo
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <4>
- Mentone
- New Moon
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
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- Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Starkville ‑ Historic
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
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- Summerville
- Sylvania
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Valley Head
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 Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Summerville
- Valley Head
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 Holly Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150295 (Holly Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150295 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Head
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 Spring Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |