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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Holihtasha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Holihtasha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holihtasha, please Contact Us.
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 Holihtasha (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 Holihtasha. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Holihtasha is historic, it would have been located within present day Kemper County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Holihtasha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holihtasha:
- Kemper County (The home county of Holihtasha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- De Kalb
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Electric Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Sucarnoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Scooba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Porterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Wahalak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Giles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Binnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lockhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hookston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Suqualena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Nellieburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Meridian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neshoba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Newton County
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- Shuqualak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Cooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- Handle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Noxapater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- Emelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Geiger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Sumterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Panola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holihtasha, see our County-by-County Page for Holihtasha.
Cemeteries Near Holihtasha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holihtasha.
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 Holihtasha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holihtasha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- DeKalb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McRae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Bethany Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Holihtasha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holihtasha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holihtasha, with the one closest to Holihtasha listed first.
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Peden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Sucarnoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Porterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Scooba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Gholson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Wahalak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Prismatic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Enondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
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- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holihtasha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holihtasha.
Newspapers Published in Holihtasha ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holihtasha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holihtasha, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holihtasha.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Holihtasha:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Winston County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Holihtasha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Holihtasha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |