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 Holly Spring (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 Spring. 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.
Name Variations for Holly Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Holly Spring: Holly Spg. (or less commonly used: Holly Spng. or Holly Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Spring.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Holly Spring is located in Bartow 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 Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Spring:
- Bartow County (The home county of Holly Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Corbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Interchange Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodgers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Bartow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chattooga County
- Zula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Waleska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Salacoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Gibson Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Motes Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Breeze Hill Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Kingridge West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Logan Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Acworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Kennesaw Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Holly Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- Lithia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Bass Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Silver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Atlanta Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Brice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Litchfield Hundred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Fields Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpharetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Union Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Preston Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Sandy Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montwicke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Gilmer County
- Whitestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Igo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Buff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Carters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Country Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Forrister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Braswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hanlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Indian Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Talmadge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Cagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Talking Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Aragon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockmart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Spring.
Cemeteries Near Holly Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rowland Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aubrey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leachman - Johnsey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Church of God of the Union Assembly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stephenson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woffords Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shinall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miller Chapel Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guyton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- John J Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Corbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
- Grassdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rodgers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutallee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sutallee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutallee
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ladds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladds is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
- Bartow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Allatoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Malbone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malbone is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Spring.
Newspapers Published in Holly Spring ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Spring, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Spring.
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 websites either 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bartow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Spring) 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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |