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 Holly Landing (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 Holly Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Holly Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Holly Landing: Holly Lndg. (or less commonly used: Holly Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Holly Landing is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Landing:
- Jackson County (The home county of Holly Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Vancleave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Hickory Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- Agricola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- McLain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brown Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- D'Iberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Howison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Wortham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Lyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Mississippi City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- North Gulfport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- McHenry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- Wilmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Semmes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Landing.
Cemeteries Near Holly Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Landing.
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 Holly Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flurry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flurry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steede Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Old Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byrd - Helveston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Holly Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Landing, with the one closest to Holly Landing listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Vancleave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Ocean Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Airey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Leaf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Moss Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Biloxi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pascagoula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orange Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Beauvoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Grand Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Landing.
Newspapers Published in Holly Landing ...
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 Holly Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Holly Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Stone County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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 Holly Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |