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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Holly Creek: Holly Crk. (or less commonly used: Holly Ck. or Holly Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Creek.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Creek is located in Anderson County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Creek:
- Anderson County (The home county of Holly Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Anderson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Anderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Northlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Homeland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La France
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Leisure Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Honea Path
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Level Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Donalds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowndesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Latimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Abbeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Golden Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Lickville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Gantt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Conestee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Dunean
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Parker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- City View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Hodges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Green Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Mount Gallagher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ekom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Gray Court
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Fair Play
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walhalla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Isaqueena Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clemson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Easley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Six Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Dacusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Nine Times
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Gumlog
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Cooleys Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Reed Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Hartwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Flat Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Creek.
Cemeteries Near Holly Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson First Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byrum - LeBoon Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Boon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orrville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Silver Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Holly Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Creek, with the one closest to Holly Creek listed first.
- Varennes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Varennes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Mountain Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piercetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Deans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Williamston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
- Toney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Pelzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Holland Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Townville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Creek.
Newspapers Published in Holly Creek ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Creek, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Creek.
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 Holly Creek:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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 Holly Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |