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 Hollys Ferry (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 Hollys Ferry. 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 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.
Hollys Ferry is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Hollys Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollys Ferry:
- Coffee County (The home county of Hollys Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Kinston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Goodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Curtis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Battens Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- New Brockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Mixson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Opp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Onycha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Horn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Babbie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Florala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Libertyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Rose Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Red Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Bullock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dozier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brantley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Level Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Clayhatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Samson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Scranton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Black
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Izagora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Cerrogordo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Svea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollys Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hollys Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hollys Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollys Ferry.
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 Hollys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollys Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weeks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kinston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ino Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Hollys Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hollys Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Alberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Opine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Marl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Curtis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Coffee Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Wiggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Florala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollys Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollys Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hollys Ferry ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollys Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollys Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hollys Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Hollys Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton 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 Hollys Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hollys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |