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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Spring Cemetery:
34.5393, -85.5716
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Holly Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Holly Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Little River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mentone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192674 <5>
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beene Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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]<3> to the north of Hammondville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21439 <5>
- Head Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Head Springs Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Springs Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Ami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ami Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ami Cemetery
- Menlo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence 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 Holly Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Valley Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Menlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Kaolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Adamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Blanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Berryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Ider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Henagar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lyerly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
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 first visit 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
- Location given for Holly Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5392514 Lon: -85.5716304
- 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 DeKalb, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly Spring 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. |