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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 Holly Hills (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 Holly Hills. 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 doctors and 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.

Holly Hills is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

Below are the counties that are near Holly Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Hills:

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Holly Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Dublin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dublin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dudley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Lovett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rentz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cadwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockledge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Allentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Royal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Cochran
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Yonkers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Plainfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Eastman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emanuel County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • Tarrytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Soperton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillis Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Danville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jeffersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Gardner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennille
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Riddleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Sandersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Deepstep
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Goat Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Toomsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Irwinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntyre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dedrich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Ivey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Hills.

Cemeteries Near Holly Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Hills.

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 Holly Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.

  • Marie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Northview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Dublin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dudley Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dubley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurens Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dublin Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Dublin.
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Guyton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Holly Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Hills.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.

  • Dublin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Condor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Condor is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
  • Dudley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
  • Spann
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spann is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
  • Nameless
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
  • Tweed
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tweed is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
  • Wrightsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allentown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Beech Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Toomsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oconee
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Holly Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Hills.

Newspapers Published in Holly Hills ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Hills, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Holly Hills:

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>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- Holly Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Holly Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.