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 Mount Holly (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 Mount Holly. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Holly ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Holly: Mt. Holly
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Holly. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Holly.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Holly is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Mount Holly. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Holly:
- Union County (The home county of Mount Holly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dumas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Smackover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Norphlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- El Dorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dodge City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Calion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Perdue City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Milner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- McNeil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- College Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Horsehead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Western
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Lafayette County
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- Willisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Cale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- Pace City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Cullendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Joyce City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bragg City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Vanduzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Chidester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Haynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Holly, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Holly.
Cemeteries Near Mount Holly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Holly.
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 Mount Holly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Holly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smeed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scott - Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Marysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yocum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Holly had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Holly, with the one closest to Mount Holly listed first.
- Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Spotville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Laughlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Shuler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Milner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Three Creeks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Frenchport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchport is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchport
- McNeil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Holly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Holly.
Newspapers Published in Mount Holly ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Holly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Holly, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Holly.
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 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 Mount Holly:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- 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> | 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 Mount Holly, 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Holly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |