A visit to the Holly Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Springs Cemetery:
31.0424, -93.0293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Holly Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Holly Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grave Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grave Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cemetery #6
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cemetery #6 is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery #6
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Drakes Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Drakes Fork Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Fork Cemetery
- Semon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Semon Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semon Cemetery
- Wisby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wisby Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisby Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Cemetery #1
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cemetery #1 is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery #1
- Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove UMC Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
- The Pine Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
- Talbert - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231717 <5>
- Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pitkin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69198 <5>
- Glass Window Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Glass Window Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Window Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Cemetery #7
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cemetery #7 is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery #7
- Doyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holly Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fullerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cravens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Pitkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lacamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Polk North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
- Fort Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cole Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Dido
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dido is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
- Slagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sugartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Billy Goat Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Pickering
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Pinewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Reids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reids is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Leesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fertitta Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
- New Llano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ikes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
- Westwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Rosepine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hineston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sieper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Vernon Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Springs 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 professional and volunteer 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #547471 (Holly Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547471 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birds Creek
- Location given for Holly Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0424099 Lon: -93.0293235
- 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 Vernon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly Springs 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. |