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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 Holly Beach (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 Holly Beach. 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.

Name Variations for Holly Beach ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Holly Beach: Holly Bch.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Holly Beach is located in Cameron 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 Cameron Parish: Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion, Jefferson (TX) & Orange (TX).

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

  • Cameron Parish     (The home parish of Holly Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Beach, with the one closest to Holly Beach listed first.
    • Cameron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hackberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <1>
    • Creole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole
      • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
    • Grand Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
      • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Grand Chenier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chenier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chenier
      • Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chenier <1>
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Beach, with the one closest to Holly Beach listed first.
    • Carlyss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Prien
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Vinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
  • Jefferson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Beach, with the one closest to Holly Beach listed first.
    • Sabine Pass
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Port Arthur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Groves
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
  • Orange County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holly Beach, with the one closest to Holly Beach listed first.
    • Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
    • West Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
      • West Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <1>
    • Bridge City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
      • Bridge City is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people

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

Cemeteries Near Holly Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Beach.

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 Holly Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wakefield Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly - Rogers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly - Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly - Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Head of the Hollow Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head of the Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head of the Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pevoto Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pevoto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pevoto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peveto Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peveto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peveto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Ridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Bove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Bove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Bove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the east of Creole.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1258517 <5>
  • Duhon Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duhon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duhon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand Lake Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Lake Cemetery
    • The Grand Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Lake Cemetery
    • Grand Lake Community Cemetery
    • Hebert Cemetery
    • Herbert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67747 <5>
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Pujol Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pujol Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pujol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Landry Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dutch Cove Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Johnsons Bayou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Bayou
    • Johnsons Bayou is located in Cameron Parish
  • Hackberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <1>
  • Grand Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Sabine Pass
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Orange
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Grand Chenier
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chenier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chenier
    • Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chenier <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Holly Beach ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Beach, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Holly Beach:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Holly Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7708, Longitude: -93.4593       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Holly Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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