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 Holliday (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 Holliday. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Holliday is located in Hanover County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hanover County: Caroline, Goochland, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New Kent & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Holliday. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holliday:
- Hanover County (The home county of Holliday)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Hewlett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Beaverdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tylers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Verdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Gwathmey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Moss Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Samuels Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Central Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Port Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Bon Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Midlothian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Essex County
- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Fluvanna County
- Kents Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maidens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Enon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Wyndham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Hunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Glen Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Short Pump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Longdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Tuckahoe Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Dumbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Tuckahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chamberlayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King George County
- Port Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Harris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Cuckoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Shelfar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pendleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Vigor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Danton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wilderness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Huguenot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Michaux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Partlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glenora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Post Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Margo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Massaponax
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Grafton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- North Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Stafford Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holliday, see our County-by-County Page for Holliday.
Cemeteries Near Holliday ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holliday.
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 Holliday - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holliday covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <3>
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wallers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Holliday in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holliday.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holliday, with the one closest to Holliday listed first.
- Hewlett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Beaverdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noel is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Chilesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Tylers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Verdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Golansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
- Partlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruther Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blantons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blantons is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blantons
- Mabelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Balty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holliday. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holliday.
Newspapers Published in Holliday ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holliday.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holliday, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holliday.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Holliday:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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- Holliday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Holliday, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |