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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Holly Spgs. (or less commonly used: Holly Spngs. or Holly Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Springs.
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 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.
Holly Springs is located in Overton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Springs:
- Overton County (The home county of Holly Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grey was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Dale is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Taylors Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poteet was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Beaver Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing was located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Cumberland County
- Woody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Wilder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Clarkrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allardt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Burristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Whitleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Rough Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- North Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Gibbs Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Byrdstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton was located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Cookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Difficult
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Chestnut Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Pleasant Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Static
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Burkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dougan Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bakerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Dubre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gamaliel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Springs.
Cemeteries Near Holly Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hilham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fisk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (583 more) ...
- Johnie Humpy Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Holly Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.
- Hilham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grey was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crawford was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windle is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Ward ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ward was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Henard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henard was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Springs was located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miranda was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Creek was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Springs.
Newspapers Published in Holly Springs ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Springs, 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 Holly Springs.
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 Holly Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Springs, 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' (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- Holly Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |