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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Holt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Holt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holt, please Contact Us.

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 Holt (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 Holt. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Holt is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.

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

  • Newton County     (The home county of Holt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Mount Judea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Deer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vendor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Parthenon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Limestone is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Hasty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Jasper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Murray is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Swain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Swain is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Walnut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Walnut is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Mossville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mossville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Western Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Boxley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boxley is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Valley Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Rally Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
    • Everton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefonte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Batavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Batavia is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Carroll County
    • Osage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osage is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Ozone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Hagarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
    • Ludwig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
    • Oark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Boston is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Bruno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Eros
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eros is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Tilly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
    • Laurel ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Laurel is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Silex
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Silex is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Hector
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Scottsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Scottsville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Ross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ross is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Augsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Augsburg is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
    • Dover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Witt's Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Blanco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Pindall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Saint Joe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Baker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Leslie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lone Pine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Rex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rex is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Alread
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alread is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Copeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland

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

Cemeteries Near Holt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holt.

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

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

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

  • Tarlton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tarlton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ricketts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mont Judea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sexton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coopers Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Dodson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (266 more) ...
    • McCutchen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

While we didn't find Holt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holt.

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

  • Red Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Rock is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Mount Judea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
  • Cave Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Peter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Peter is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
  • Fort Douglas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
  • Witt's Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
  • Wells Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wells Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
  • Mount Hersey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
  • Murray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Swain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Swain is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
  • Walnut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Snowball
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Snowball is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
    • Smyrna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Smyrna is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Blanco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holt.

Newspapers Published in Holt ...

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 Holt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holt, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holt.

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 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 Holt:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Holt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Holt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.