A visit to the Holloway 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 Holloway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holloway Cemetery:
31.5591, -89.8398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the north northwest of the Holloway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holloway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Holloway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holloway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stamps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Hollisday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollisday Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisday Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- McPhail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Hill Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Bates Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Antioch Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Memorial Cemetery
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57720 <5>
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holloway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Oak Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Melba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Tilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Goss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- New Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jaynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Expose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Arbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Kola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Sumrall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Holloway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holloway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Holloway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691237 (Holloway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691237 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prentiss East
- Location given for Holloway Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5590578 Lon: -89.8398001
- 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 Jefferson Davis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holloway 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. |
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