A visit to the Holly Grove 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 Holly Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Grove Cemetery:
33.0282, -83.7955
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies just to the west of the Holly Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Holly Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greater Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Forsyth.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Rock Church Cemetery
- St. Peters Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36785 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Forsyth.
- Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chambliss Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambliss Cemetery
- Holland B Speller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Driskell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Juliette UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Juliette UMC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette UMC Cemetery
- The Juliette UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Juliette Cemetery
- Spier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spier Cemetery
- Wright Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Stern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stern Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stern Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Forsyth.
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Wadley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wadley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Cemetery
- Newby - Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Lewis Loyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Loyd Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Loyd Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smarr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Juliette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Round Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Box Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Payne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Lizella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Flovilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vinson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Cross Keys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Goggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Wheeler Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- East Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Fortville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Culloden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Holly Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Flovilla
- Forsyth
- Gray
- Gray lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Jackson
- Macon
- Macon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Monticello
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #315556 (Holly Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #315556 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Juliette
- Location given for Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0281886 Lon: -83.7954591
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Grove 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. |
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