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A visit to the Holt Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Holt Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holt Cemetery:

30.7271, -86.7327

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Holt Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County<2>.

The county seat for Okaloosa County is located in Crestview. Crestview lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Holt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Holt Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Canoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Canoe Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canoe Cemetery
  • Carr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
  • Ates Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ates Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ates Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Otahite Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Otahite Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite Cemetery
  • Flowers Field Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flowers Field Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Field Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Welcome Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Welcome Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
      • The Welcome Cemetery has also been known as:
      • J.B. Watson Cemetery
      • New Elam Cemetery
    • Hickory Hammock Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Milton.
      • The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williams Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72766 <5>
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Reeder Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Reeder Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
    • Hobbs Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Holt
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Milligan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Baker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannon Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Crestview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Milton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
  • Bagdad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wright is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ocean City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ocean City is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Valparaiso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Niceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Galt City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
    • Hurlburt Field
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Shalimar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eglin Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
    • Wing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Bradley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Mary Esther
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fort Walton Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cinco Bayou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Lake Lorraine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
    • Laurel Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Okaloosa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Okaloosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #284196  (Holt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #284196 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Okaloosa
      • Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holt
      • Location given for Holt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7271342     Lon: -86.7327339
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Okaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Holt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.