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 Holland (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 Holland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Holland is located in Chattooga County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chattooga County: Cherokee (AL), DeKalb (AL), Floyd & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Holland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holland:
- Chattooga County (The home county of Holland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Berryton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Menlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Trion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cloudland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Adairsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Euharlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Dade County
- Rising Fawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oreburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Armuchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Summerville Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Floyd Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Resaca Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Seney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Esom Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Aragon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockmart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Martindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Cassandra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitfield County
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Calhoun County (AL)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Broomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- New Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Gaylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Blanche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bankhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Adamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Lickskillet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Mentone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Valley Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hammondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Kaolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holland, see our County-by-County Page for Holland.
Cemeteries Near Holland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland.
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 Holland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyerly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Padlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Mt. Alto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Holland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fouche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fouche is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouche
- Lavender
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Chattoogaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Silver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Fullerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Oreburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Orsman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orsman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Early ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Early is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Tidings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holland.
Newspapers Published in Holland ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holland, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holland:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chattooga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Holland, 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- Holland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |