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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Holt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Holt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holt, 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 Holt (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 Holt. 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 Holt is historic, it would have been located within present day Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Holt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holt:
- Jasper County (The home county of Holt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Ras
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Acme ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Turnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Lake Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Verba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Kelona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Louin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Shubuta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Covington County
- Hot Coffee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Sandersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Amy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Service
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Soso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County
- Lost Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chunky
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conehatta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Scott County
- Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Sylvarena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Bezer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Mize
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Wayne County
- Whistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holt, see our County-by-County Page for Holt.
Cemeteries Near Holt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holt.
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 Holt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Read Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCarty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Community Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Holt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Turnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Paulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Lake Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Penantly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Garlandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Pachuta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Sylvarena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holt.
Newspapers Published in Holt ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holt, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holt.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Holt:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Jones County
- Lauderdale County
- Newton County
- Scott County
- Smith County
- Wayne 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 Holt, 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- Holt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |