A visit to the Holly Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Holly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Cemetery:
38.5131, -83.3710
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holly Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the north northeast of the Holly Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Holly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- McEldowney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McEldowney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEldowney Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Lewis County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis County Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis County Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanceburg Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1649262 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Kinder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- The Kinder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Briary Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2651600 <5>
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Point Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandy Spring Cemetery
- Sandy Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1850358 <5>
- Aills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Aills Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aills Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Esham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Esham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esham Cemetery
- Maddy Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Matty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Matty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matty Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camp Dix
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Charters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Vanceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Smiths Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Burtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Ryan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Tollesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasureville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Foxport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Squirrel Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Smoky Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Wesleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Boone Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Muses Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Carter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Beechburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Wallingford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Pence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Rectorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holly Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494405 (Holly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494405 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vanceburg
- Location given for Holly Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5131327 Lon: -83.3710186
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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