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 Holly Woods (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 Woods. 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 Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring 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 Woods is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Woods:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Holly Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Mattapoisett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Briarwood Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Weweantic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Wareham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Onset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Middleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- White Island Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Island Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Silver Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - North Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- West Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Monument Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Buzzards Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Teaticket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Woods Hole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Acapesket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
- East Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Acushnet Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fairhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Bliss Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- New Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - South Dartmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Nonquitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Apponagansett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - North Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Braleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Gosnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - West Chop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Christian Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Tisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- North Tisbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Oak Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Cuttyhunk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - West Tisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Aquinnah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Chilmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Menemsha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Edgartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Coggeshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Bliss Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Tiverton Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Little Compton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Tiverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Sakonnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Lawtons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Woods.
Newspapers Published in Holly Woods ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Woods, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Holly Woods:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
Cemeteries Near Holly Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Woods.
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 Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
- Cushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
- Old Landing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Landing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91386 <3>
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862184 <3>
- Naskatucket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naskatucket Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141084 <3>
- Agawam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agawam Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Cataumet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cataumet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90845 <3>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Centre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centre Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is located in Acushnet Center.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424440 <3>
- Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Acushnet Center.
- The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Friends Burial Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370492 <3>
- Centre Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Holly Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Woods, with the one closest to Holly Woods listed first.
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Mattapoisett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Fairhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - West Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pocasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Onset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Onset Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onset Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - South Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Acushnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Monument Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- East Wareham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Acushnet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Woods.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Holly Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6590, Longitude: -70.7584 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |