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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 Holden (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 Holden. 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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Holden is located in Livingston Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.

Below are the parishes that are near Holden. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holden:

  • Livingston Parish     (The home parish of Holden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Starns
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
    • Livingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
    • Albany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Walker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
    • Killian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Clio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
    • Maurepas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Port Vincent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • French Settlement
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Denham Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
      • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
      • Former names for Denham Springs:
      • Amite Springs
      • Hill's Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <2>
    • Watson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <2>
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Claybank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claybank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
      • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
    • Summerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
    • Galvez Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galvez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
    • Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
    • Galvez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galvez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
      • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
    • Little Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
      • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
    • Brignac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brignac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
    • Hobart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
    • Hope Villa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
    • Duplessis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
    • Prairieville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairieville <2>
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Baywood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
      • Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Greenwell Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Springs
      • Greenwell Springs is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwell Springs <2>
    • Shenandoah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Woodshire Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodshire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pride
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Old Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Village Saint George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Inniswold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inniswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inniswold
      • Inniswold is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inniswold <2>
    • Perkins Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Westminster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • Blairstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Iberville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
    • Saint Gabriel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <2>
    • Grangeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Greensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
    • Coleman Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Saint James Parish
    • Gramercy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
      • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <2>
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Goodbee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Folsom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
    • Madisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <2>
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Baptist
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Natalbany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • Tickfaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
      • Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
    • Ponchatoula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Amite City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
      • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <2>
    • Loranger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loranger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loranger
      • Loranger is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loranger <2>
    • Robert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert
      • Robert is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert <2>
    • Roseland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <2>
    • Akers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
      • Akers is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akers <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holden, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Holden.

Newspapers Published in Holden ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holden, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Holden:

Cemeteries Near Holden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holden.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.

  • Courtney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
  • Drumwright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drumwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drumwright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67410 <4>
  • Kinchen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinchen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinchen Cemetery
  • Lard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lard Cemetery
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bankston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bankston Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
  • McLin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLin Cemetery
  • James Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Chapel Cemetery
  • Hutchinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchinson Cemetery
  • Mack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mack Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
  • Howze Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howze Cemetery
  • Continue List   (345 more) ...
    • Zeigler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zeigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeigler Cemetery
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Efferson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Efferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Efferson Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Holden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holden.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.

  • Springville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Livingston Parish
  • Starns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
  • Colyell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colyell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
    • Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
  • Bayou Barbary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Barbary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
    • Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
  • Walker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Killian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
  • Tickfaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
  • Oldfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maurepas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ponchatoula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Port Vincent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holden.

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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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5044, Longitude: -90.6693       In this case, the coordinates for Holden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Holden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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