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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Holt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Holt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holt, please Contact Us.

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 Holt (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 Holt. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Holt is historic, it would have been located within present day San Saba County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

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

  • San Saba County     (The home county of Holt)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Keys Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brookesmith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
      • Bangs is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <3>
    • Brownwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <3>
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Zephyr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Early
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Coleman County
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Rochelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
    • Lohn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn
      • Lohn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohn <3>
    • Waldrip
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waldrip
      • From Holt to Waldrip
    • Brady
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
    • Voca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pear Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
      • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ebony
      • From Holt to Ebony
    • Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mullin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Goldthwaite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Holt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holt.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowboy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowboy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mesquite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesquite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesquite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Ebony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Regency Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Regency Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Regency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Holt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holt.

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

  • Milburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
  • Richland Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Indian Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rochelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
  • Trickham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • San Saba
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
  • Bangs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <3>
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
  • Brownwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <3>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Waldrip
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waldrip
      • From Holt to Waldrip
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mullin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Holt ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holt, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holt:

The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Holt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3784, Longitude: -99.0307    
<6>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.




 

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