A visit to the Mount Holly Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Holly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Holly Cemetery:
35.9737, -85.8292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies just to the southeast of the Mt. Holly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Holly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Holly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Holly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bonham Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- The Braswell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dow Braswell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9647 <5>
- Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whorton Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Brassel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brassel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassel Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hullett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hullett Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullett Cemetery
- Paige Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paige Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige Cemetery
- Fuson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson Cemetery
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tittsworth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittsworth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- A.D. Driver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Holly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Holly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Philippi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Temperance Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Gassaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Peeled Chestnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Drop ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dibrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lucky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Fanchers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Round Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Gath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Boma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Gordonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Auburntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Holly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Holly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Smithville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Holly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to DeKalb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Holly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1314007 (Mount Holly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1314007 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 328 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Mount Holly Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9736736 Lon: -85.829152
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Mt. Holly Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |