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 Holmesville (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 Holmesville. 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/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 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Holmesville is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Holmesville. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holmesville:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Holmesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilhite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truxno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Haile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Bernice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Cartwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ansley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Cedarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Averit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Choudrant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dubach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Ruston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Grambling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Bastrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Collinston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Claiborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Northpark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Sterlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lapine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Huttig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Bolding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Felsenthal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holmesville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Holmesville.
Cemeteries Near Holmesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holmesville.
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 Holmesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holmesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holmesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Feazel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruggs Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baughman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Morse Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spillers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Holmesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holmesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Moselys Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- D'Arbonne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Cedarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Averit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Choudrant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holmesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holmesville.
Newspapers Published in Holmesville ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holmesville, 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 Holmesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holmesville:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union County
- 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 Holmesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holmesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |