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 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 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.
Holt is located in Beaver County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaver County: Columbiana (OH), Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Washington & Hancock (WV).
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:
- Beaver County (The home county of Holt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Industry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shippingport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- New Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aliquippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crestmont Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Ohioville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Harshaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Hookstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Gringo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Murdocksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Leetsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Edgeworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Sewickley Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Coraopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Osborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Fernway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Zelienople
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Callery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Valencia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Enon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ellport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Moravia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Energy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- S.N.P.J
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mount Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mahoningtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Candor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dinsmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- Burgettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Pattersons Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Woodrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Cokeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- East End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Mill Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- State Line ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cream City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- New Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Irondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Island Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Alikanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Osage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Steubenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- New Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Lowellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Dutch Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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.
- John Anderson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hookstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- Clark Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holt had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- McCleary
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCleary is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
- Industry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shippingport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Bellowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellowsville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellowsville
- New Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Vanport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport
- Hookstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harshaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Aliquippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ohioville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Stobo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stobo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 116 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Holt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |