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 Holland (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 Holland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Holland is located in Pemiscot County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pemiscot County: Mississippi (AR), Dunklin, New Madrid, Dyer (TN) & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Holland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holland:
- Pemiscot County (The home county of Holland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Steele
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cooter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Braggadocio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Gobler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Deering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Mid City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Hayti Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Bragg City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pascola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hayti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caruthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Netherlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Homestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Rives
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Tinkerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Cotton Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Caruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Kennett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Senath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Rington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Sumach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Arbyrd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Arkmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Gideon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portageville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Greenway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Rector
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piggott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Red Onion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Bard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bard is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Marmaduke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Gosnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Blytheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Armorel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Barfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Stark City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Burdette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Rington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Luxora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Manila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
- Arkmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Leachville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Middle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Bogota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dyersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Meacham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bruceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunkist Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ashport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Edith
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Arp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Luckett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Glimp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Fort Pillow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Flippin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Halls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halls is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <1>
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Gates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holland, see our County-by-County Page for Holland.
Cemeteries Near Holland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland.
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 Holland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Samford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Number 8 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooter Cemetery
- Upper Cooter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30386 <2>
- Holley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Holland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Cooter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Tyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Braggadocio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Cottonwood Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Barfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Cotton Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Vincit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Caruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nesbit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- Boothspoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Caruthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holland.
Newspapers Published in Holland ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holland, 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 Holland.
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 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 Holland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pemiscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Dyer County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Holland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |