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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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 Spring: Holly Spg. (or less commonly used: Holly Spng. or Holly Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Spring.
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 Spring is located in Yadkin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Spring:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Holly Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yadkinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Branon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Courtney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Wyo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Rena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Glade Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Gum Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wallburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Welcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Pino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Donnaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dozier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- The Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Oak Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Tobaccoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Sherwood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Grapewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Houstonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Turnersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Love Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Pinnacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Germanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Fulp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Siloam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Stony Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Lomax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Roaring River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Traphill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Abshers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Cana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pipers Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Spring.
Cemeteries Near Holly Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- New Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Holly Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Spring, with the one closest to Holly Spring listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Poindexter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Siloam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Forbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Donnaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Crutchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yadkinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Spring.
Newspapers Published in Holly Spring ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Spring, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Carroll County
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holly Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |