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 Holland Gin (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 Holland Gin. 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.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Holland Gin is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Holland Gin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holland Gin:
- Limestone County (The home county of Holland Gin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Capshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Rogersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Dells Vista Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Comer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Arkdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Elkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Hazel Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meridianville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Key's Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Normal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Moulton Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Burningtree Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Aymett Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Green Field
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Minor Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Leoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Pearl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Harms
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Boonshill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Park City Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Hughey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Howell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Delina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Talley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holland Gin, see our County-by-County Page for Holland Gin.
Cemeteries Near Holland Gin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland Gin.
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 Holland Gin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holland Gin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Hasting Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scrouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cylone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sylone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pettusville Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Croney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1278 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Holland Gin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holland Gin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holland Gin, with the one closest to Holland Gin listed first.
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Pettusville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Veto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Bryson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bryson is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Lesters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lesters is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holland Gin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holland Gin.
Newspapers Published in Holland Gin ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland Gin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holland Gin, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holland Gin.
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 Holland Gin:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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> | 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 Holland Gin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holland Gin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |