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 Holmes (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 Holmes. 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 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 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.
Holmes is located in Adair County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adair County: Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Holmes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holmes:
- Adair County (The home county of Holmes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Absher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Coburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Dunbar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Christine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christine is located in Adair County
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- Garlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garlin is located in Adair County
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- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
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- Casey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Forkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Aliceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
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- Atterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Dunnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Rheber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
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- Evans Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Rubert Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Honey Acre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
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- Phil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
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- Teddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Evona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Cumberland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Bakerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Dougan Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Waterview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Burkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
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- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Roachville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Liletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Allendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Pascal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Three Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Canmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bunnell Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Gleanings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Mount Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Salleetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Greenbriar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Jessietown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Bradfordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Peck Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Belltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Edmonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Stiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Vinnie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Faubush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Ansel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Nancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Russell Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Lula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Elk Horn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Campbellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Mannsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Bengal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wayne County
- Parnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holmes, see our County-by-County Page for Holmes.
Cemeteries Near Holmes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holmes.
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 Holmes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holmes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Absher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Damron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green River Hill Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Molton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Dunbar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Robinson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Holmes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holmes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Absher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Cane Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Knifley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Casey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Burdick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Elk Horn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craycraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gentrys Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Campbellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Wright's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holmes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holmes.
Newspapers Published in Holmes ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holmes, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holmes.
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 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 Holmes:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 Holmes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Holmes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |