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 Brook (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 Brook. 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 Brook ...
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 Brook: Holly Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Brook.
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 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 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.
Holly Brook is located in Bland 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 Bland County: Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Holly Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Brook:
- Bland County (The home county of Holly Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Shorts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Sheep Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Sylvatus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Craig County
- Captain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Floyd County
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Shumate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Thessalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Poplar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Narrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Lurich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Pearisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eggleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Prices Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Childress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- McBryde Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Merrimac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Sundance Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Hilton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wurno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Mack Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Snowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Radford Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Simpkins Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Bluefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Saint Clair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Yards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Little Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Pocahontas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Shawver Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Boissevain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Springville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Abbs Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Five Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Max Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crockett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Rural Retreat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Elkhorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Anawalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Kyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- East River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Willowton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Elgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bluefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Peterstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Pipestem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- True
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Buck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Packs Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Brook.
Cemeteries Near Holly Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Brook.
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 Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walkers Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beamer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bivins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shrader Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wagner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Hogan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holly Brook had a population of 5 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Brook, with the one closest to Holly Brook listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Kimberling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- East River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Rocky Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Thessalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Shumate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Poplar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Brook.
Newspapers Published in Holly Brook ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Brook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Brook.
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 Holly Brook:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers 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> | 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 Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |