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 Hollys Mill (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 Hollys Mill. 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 Hollys Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hollys Mill: Hollys Ml. (or less commonly used: Hollys Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Hollys Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hollys Mill may originally have been Holly's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hollys Mill might be written as Holly Mill.
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 northwest 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 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.
Hollys Mill is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Hollys Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollys Mill:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Hollys Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Swansonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Weal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Museville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Tightsqueeze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Mount Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Whittles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Transco Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Pittsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Radford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Huddleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Danville City
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Union Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Shore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Redwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Barfoot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prilliman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Sutherlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sign Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Rodden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Delila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Leda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Cody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sandy Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Reed Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Villa Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Fieldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Dodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Whitetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Gatewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blanch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Estelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Draper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Ruffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matrimony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- College Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollys Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hollys Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hollys Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollys Mill.
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 Hollys Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollys Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walker - Rigney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Homestead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (648 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wingfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis - Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hollys Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hollys Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollys Mill, with the one closest to Hollys Mill listed first.
- Swansonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Callands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Callands is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callands
- Grady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Banister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
- Worlds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Sandy River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Whitmell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmell
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Weal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Museville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pleasant Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
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- Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Stockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollys Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollys Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hollys Mill ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollys Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollys Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hollys Mill.
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 helpful 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 Hollys Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Caswell County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hollys Mill) 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hollys Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |