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 Hollys Ferry (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 Hollys Ferry. 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 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.
Hollys Ferry is located in Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Hollys Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollys Ferry:
- Newberry County (The home county of Hollys Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Stoney Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Slighs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Little Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pomaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Silverstreet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Monetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Camp Rawls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Wagener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Edgefield County
- Johnston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Jenkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Blair
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Kinards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anglers Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Joanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Ella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Batesburg - Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Batesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Lake Murray of Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ballentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arthurtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Brickyard Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Saluda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridge Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Sartor Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Tuckertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollys Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hollys Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hollys Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollys Ferry.
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 Hollys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollys Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Old Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etheredge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Lightner - Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sease Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Hollys Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hollys Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollys Ferry, with the one closest to Hollys Ferry listed first.
- Ella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Little Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slighs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Batesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pomaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollys Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollys Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hollys Ferry ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollys Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollys Ferry, 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 Hollys Ferry.
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 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 Hollys Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Newberry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- Fairfield County
- Lancaster County
- Laurens County
- Lexington County
- Richland County
- Saluda County
- Union 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> | 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 Hollys Ferry, 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' (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- Hollys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |