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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 Holum (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 Holum. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Holum is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Ouachita, Richland & Winn.

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

  • Caldwell Parish     (The home parish of Holum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Grayson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Kelly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Columbia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Vixen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Rosefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Enterprise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Aimwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harrisonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinehart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sicily Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Jonesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Utility
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Fort Necessity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Extension
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Liddieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
    • Jigger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chase
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Winnsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Gilbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wisner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Baskin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Grant Parish
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Zoar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Chatham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Standard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Olla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
    • Urania
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Tullos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Trout
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Zenoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Sharp Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Cuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Bosco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Lapine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • New Light
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Alto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Mangham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Archibald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holum, with the one closest to Holum listed first.
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Flat Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Sikes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Joyce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Holum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holum.

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 Holum - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Little Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tingle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Welcome Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fife Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Sandy Bayou Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bayou Cemetery
      • The Sandy Bayou Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McSween Cemetery
    • Cross Roads Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yarborough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Holum had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Copenhagen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rosefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Riverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Cotton Plant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Aimwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Necessity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Corey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blankston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
    • Hickory Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
    • Flat Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Holum ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holum, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holum.

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 Holum:

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 Holum, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.