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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 Hollywood (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 Hollywood. 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 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.

Hollywood is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Hollywood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollywood:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Hollywood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.
    • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Blackankle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Berrys ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Berrys is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Fackler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fackler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
    • Kyles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Scottsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tupelo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pisgah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maynard Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.
    • Henagar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sylvania
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
    • Snake Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Beaty Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ider
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gibson Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hix ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hix is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
    • Rainsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Fyffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chavies
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Grant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Columbus City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • North ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
    • Hustleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Rayburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chattooga County (GA)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.
    • Stewart Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Rising Fawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cole City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.
    • Anderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
    • Beans Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
    • Cowan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.
    • Orme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Richard City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • South Pittsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • Kimball
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollywood, see our County-by-County Page for Hollywood.

Cemeteries Near Hollywood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollywood.

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 Hollywood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollywood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.

  • Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bellefonte Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hansbrough Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shipp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Finnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pauper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (620 more) ...
    • Hurt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hollywood had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hollywood had a population of 982 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollywood, with the one closest to Hollywood listed first.

  • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scottsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fackler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fackler is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
  • Wannville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wannville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
  • Tupelo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Index ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Index is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Pisgah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maynard Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
  • Larkinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rosalie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rosalie is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
    • Dry Cove ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
    • Henagar
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Hollywood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollywood.

Newspapers Published in Hollywood ...

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 Hollywood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollywood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hollywood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hollywood:

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 Hollywood, 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' (or 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- Hollywood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.