Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Holiday Shores (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Holiday Shores. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Holiday Shores ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Holiday Shores: Holiday Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holiday Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holiday Shores.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Holiday Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holiday Shores:
- Marshall County (The home county of Holiday Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- North ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Columbus City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Columbus City Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Wyeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Scant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Highmound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Clarence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Joppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Gibson Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Luttrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Sardis City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Walnut Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Duck Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Yancy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Aspel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Section
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Swancott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lacey's Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hulaco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Valhermoso Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Eva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holiday Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Holiday Shores.
Cemeteries Near Holiday Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holiday Shores.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Holiday Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holiday Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Honeycomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Abel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Panquin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
- The Manning Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- The Manning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507544 <2>
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <2>
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Troup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Troup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Holiday Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holiday Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holiday Shores, with the one closest to Holiday Shores listed first.
- Cottonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- North ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Henryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Bucksnort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Keel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Guntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meltonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holiday Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holiday Shores.
Newspapers Published in Holiday Shores ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holiday Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holiday Shores, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holiday Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holiday Shores:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holiday Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |