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A visit to the Holly Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Grove Cemetery:

33.0146, -92.8607

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Claiborne Parish is located in Homer. Homer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Holly Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Holly Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Masondia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Masondia Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masondia Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Jolly Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jolly Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Chapel Cemetery
  • Three Creeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Three Creeks Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado (AR).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55336 <5>
  • Union Arkansas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Arkansas Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Arkansas Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • El Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai CME Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fellowship Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Scotland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
    • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Andrews Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    • Colquitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Colquitt Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colquitt Cemetery
    • Summerfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holly Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Scotland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Dodge City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Summerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
  • Junction City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Junction City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
  • Weldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Lillie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Spearsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Haynesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Arizona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
    • Pisgah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pisgah is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Bernice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • El Dorado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumas City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dumas City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
    • Lisbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
    • Mount Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Village is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
    • Emerson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Claiborne Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #544133  (Holly Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #544133 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
      • Parish: Claiborne
      • Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wesson
      • Location given for Holly Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0145841     Lon: -92.8607154
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Grove 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.