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 Hills (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 Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Holly Hills is located in Powhatan 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 Powhatan County: Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland & Goochland.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Hills:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Holly Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Dorset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Masons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Paineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Otterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Midlothian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Bon Air
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winterpock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Holly ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chesterfield Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Sutherland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Darvills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Thorncliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maidens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Vontay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Atlee Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Lorraine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Wyndham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glen Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Quail Walk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Shelfar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Spainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Hills.
Cemeteries Near Holly Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Hills.
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 Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Subletts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manakin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Holly Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Hills, with the one closest to Holly Hills listed first.
- Hallsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Dorset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Otterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Huguenot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Lilburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Midlothian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Subletts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Genito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Vinita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Boscobel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Pilkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Skinquarter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Robious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Fine Creek Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Hills.
Newspapers Published in Holly Hills ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Hills, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Hills.
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 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 Holly Hills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond 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> | 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 Holly Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holly Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |