A visit to the Hollis Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Hollis Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hollis Creek Cemetery:
31.5316, -88.8325
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hollis Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hollis Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hollis Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hollis Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hollis Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hollis Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Shirley Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Strengthford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strengthford Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Ovett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Ovett Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Dyess Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyess Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Arrington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hollis Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hollis Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Whistler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Ovett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Richton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bothwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Chicora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Robinsons Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Avera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Errata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- State Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Ellisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hollis Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hollis Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Clara
- Clara lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hollis Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- New Augusta
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hollis Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hollis Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706431 (Hollis Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706431 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Water Oak
- Location given for Hollis Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5315546 Lon: -88.8325467
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hollis Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |