A visit to the Holly Grove 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 Holly Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holly Grove Cemetery:
32.0110, -90.0076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the east southeast of the Holly Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holly Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Holly Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Braxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- Harrisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Cemetery
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Campbellite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- D'Lo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holly Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Whites
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Puckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Galilee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Terry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pearl
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Byram
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Holly Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holly Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Magee
- Magee lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Terry
- Terry lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Holly Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959806 (Holly Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959806 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Star
- Location given for Holly Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0109878 Lon: -90.0075821
- 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 Simpson, 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 from Point A (ie- Holly Grove 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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