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A visit to the Holt Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holt Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holt Cemetery (FG ID #4320).

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 Holt Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holt Cemetery:

31.4705, -96.2802

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Holt Cemetery is located in Limestone County<3>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west northwest of the Holt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Holt Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oakes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
    • The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oaks Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Jewett.
    • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Hope Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203994 <1>
  • Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilsons Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Philpott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Sansom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sansom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Cemetery
  • Mays Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
  • Mays Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Varnell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Kendrick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Hogan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
    • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hughes & Hyden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east of Thornton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3575 <1>
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Holt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Farrar
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Donie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Personville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Freestone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Lost Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Newby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
  • Teague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
  • Jewett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fallon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Dew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Seale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Buffalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cotton Gin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marquez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lanely
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Groesbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Holt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Limestone 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 Holt Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #4320

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1374117  (Holt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1374117 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: Limestone
      • Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farrar
      • Location given for Holt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.470452     Lon: -96.2802487
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.