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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Holly. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Holly to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holly, 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 Holly (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Holly is historic, it would have been located within present day Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Holly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Holly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Otterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Bollinger Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Beulah Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Ettrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Kimages
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Darvills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Laird ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- McKenney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Thorncliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maidens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hylas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Casco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Gwathmey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Lorraine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Varina Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Deep Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Tuckahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Tuckahoe Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Fort Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Heckler Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Turner Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Dumbarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Spainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Crewe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Dorset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Garysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Sussex County
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly, see our County-by-County Page for Holly.
Cemeteries Near Holly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Second Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meunier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Traylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fuqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Holly itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly, with the one closest to Holly listed first.
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Marmona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Namozine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Otterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Skinquarter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Mannboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly.
Newspapers Published in Holly ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly.
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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Holly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Holly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |