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 Hollingsworth (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 Hollingsworth. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 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 north 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.
Hollingsworth is located in Banks 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 Banks County: Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison & Stephens.
Below are the counties that are near Hollingsworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollingsworth:
- Banks County (The home county of Hollingsworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dawson County
- Lumpkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Forsyth County
- Chestatee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Parhams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cromers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Lavonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Canon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gumlog
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Franklin Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Royston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Cornelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Demorest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Tugaloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surf Side Club Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Hargrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Rainbow Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- New Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- The Bluffs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Bowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maretts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Flat Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Pendergrass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nicholson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arcade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Braselton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Grace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Willow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Dahlonega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Ila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Madison Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Planter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Danielsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tiger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jarrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Nacoochee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Helen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Battle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Longcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Fair Play
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollingsworth, see our County-by-County Page for Hollingsworth.
Cemeteries Near Hollingsworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollingsworth.
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 Hollingsworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollingsworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Cemetery
- The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peyton Cemetery
- Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Homer.
- The Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broad River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (465 more) ...
- Silver Shoal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hollingsworth had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollingsworth, with the one closest to Hollingsworth listed first.
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Demorest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Heads Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Arp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Gillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Clarkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollingsworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollingsworth.
Newspapers Published in Hollingsworth ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollingsworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollingsworth, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hollingsworth.
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 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 Hollingsworth:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Banks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- White County
- Oconee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hollingsworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hollingsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |