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 Hills (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 Hills. 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.
Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Holiday Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holiday Hills:
- Baxter County (The home county of Holiday Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Wake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Custer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Briarcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gamaliel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norfork Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarkridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gepp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Bexar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Sturkie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Camp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Cornertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Saddle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Dolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wideman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Calico Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wiseman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Violet Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Horseshoe Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Melbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Rea Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Bull Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flippin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Price Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Rush ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Cozahome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Fifty-Six
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Onia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Ott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Moody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Caulfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- South Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Lanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Pottersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Cornertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Cottbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Bakersfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Udall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elijah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Hardenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Pontiac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isabella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Dora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trail is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holiday Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Holiday Hills.
Cemeteries Near Holiday Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holiday Hills.
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 Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holiday Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Custer - Herron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gobbler Trot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wayland Arbor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Myse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Fluty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Holiday Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holiday Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holiday Hills, with the one closest to Holiday Hills listed first.
- Wake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Ruth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vidette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
- Wild Cherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Bexar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bakersfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holiday Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holiday Hills.
Newspapers Published in Holiday Hills ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holiday Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holiday Hills, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holiday Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Holiday Hills:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |