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 Holley (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 Holley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Holley is located in Murray 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 Murray County: Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Whitfield, Bradley (TN) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Holley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holley:
- Murray County (The home county of Holley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Ball Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Eton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Bolivar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Adairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Catoosa Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Poplar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Blue Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Ellie Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Dafron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Trion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Salacoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Fannin County
- Chestnut Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Floyd Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armuchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Tails Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitestone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- East Ellijay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Northcutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Santaluca
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Cherry Log
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rolston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Soapstick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Resaca Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Hill City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Sugar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Ludville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talking Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Rock Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Martindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Chickamauga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Lytle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Union Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Face
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Ruralvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Crow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Trickum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Tunnel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Cohutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Howardville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Ryall Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Collegedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Auburn Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Ooltewah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Ball Play
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Chable ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holley, see our County-by-County Page for Holley.
Cemeteries Near Holley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holley.
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 Holley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Casey Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wagnon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Higher Praise Church of God Cemetery
- Sardis Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257974 <2>
- Osborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Connally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McEntire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Henton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Holley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holley, with the one closest to Holley listed first.
- Fidelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fidelle is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
- Wells ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
- Decora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Decora is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
- Spring Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Place is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Tilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Fort Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Mountain is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mountain
- Crane Eater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holley.
Newspapers Published in Holley ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holley.
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 helpful 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 Holley:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Murray County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Fannin County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Polk 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> | 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 Holley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |