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 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Oldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Maurepas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- 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)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- 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 <1>
- 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)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Galvez Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Galvez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Little Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Brignac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Hobart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hope Villa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Duplessis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Amant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Greenwell Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Pride
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Old Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Boganvilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Village Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Inniswold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- East Feliciana Parish
- Blairstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- 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)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Saint Gabriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- 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)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coleman Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Chipola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Saint James Parish
- Gramercy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Frenier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- 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)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Folsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Genessee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tickfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ponchatoula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amite City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loranger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holden, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for 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.
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 Holden - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Drumwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kinchen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McLin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Zeigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Efferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
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)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Starns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Colyell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Barbary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tickfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- 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)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- 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.
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]<4>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |