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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 Holland Quarters (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 Holland Quarters. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Holland Quarters is located in Panola County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Holland Quarters. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holland Quarters:

  • Panola County     (The home county of Holland Quarters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Delray
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Carthage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Beckville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murvaul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Buncome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Gary City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Long Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Dotson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Midyett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Lakeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Rolling Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilgore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Scottsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Noonday
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Nesbitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Jonesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waskom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Garrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fitze
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Whispering Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Tatum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Brachfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Minden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Henderson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Enterprise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Flats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Laneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Timpson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tenaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Joaquin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haslam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.
    • Longstreet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Logansport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keachi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holland Quarters, see our County-by-County Page for Holland Quarters.

Cemeteries Near Holland Quarters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland Quarters.

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 Holland Quarters - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holland Quarters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Snap Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ross - Etheridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Page Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Langley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Harris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Heath Long Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Holland Quarters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holland Quarters.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Holland Quarters, with the one closest to Holland Quarters listed first.

  • Delray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Beckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fair Play
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Long Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinehill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
  • Tatum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Midyett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Deadwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Caledonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • De Berry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Timpson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tenaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holland Quarters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holland Quarters.

Newspapers Published in Holland Quarters ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland Quarters.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holland Quarters, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holland Quarters.

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 Holland Quarters:

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 Holland Quarters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holland Quarters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.