A visit to the Holt 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 Holt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holt Cemetery:
32.7026, -85.2027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holt Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Holt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holt 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 Holt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Glass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Glass Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fairfax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Cemetery
- Hall Memorial CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Langdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Langdale Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Osanippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bleecker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Eady City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Cusseta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chewacla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Huguley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Opelika
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gwen Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Pine Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Lanett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prince Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Smith's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Boyds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
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 Holt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Holt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Holt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163475 (Holt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163475 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beulah
- Location given for Holt Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.702633 Lon: -85.2027186
- 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Holt 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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