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 Holton (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 Holton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Holton is located in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Holton. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holton:
- Tangipahoa Parish (The home parish of Holton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Wilmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Husser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loranger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fluker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tangipahoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tickfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genessee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Kentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Holden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Killian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Greensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grangeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Chipola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Folsom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodbee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Saint Benedict
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abita Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Bush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mandeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Stoney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunny Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Gillsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Pike County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Osyka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smithburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Chatawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walthall County (MS)
- Tylertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holton, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Holton.
Cemeteries Near Holton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holton.
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 Holton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Wainwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carrier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Patch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olliphant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (691 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Statham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Holton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Tangipahoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tickfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Osyka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holton.
Newspapers Published in Holton ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holton.
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 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 Holton:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tangipahoa Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- Amite County
- Pike County
- Walthall 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> | 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 Holton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |