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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Hollygrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Holly Grove: Holly Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Grove.
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 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 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 Grove is located in Upshur County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Grove:
- Upshur County (The home county of Holly Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Wilsontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Rock Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Kanawha Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Hoover Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Beans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Frenchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Audra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Junior
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Clements ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Tygart Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Belington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Valley Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Wellington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Pepper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Knawl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Falls Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Napier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Corley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Heaters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rollyson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Burnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McNutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Big Isaac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Saint Clara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Truebada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- McWhorter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lost Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Tichenal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- West Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Stonewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Duffy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Alkires Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Garton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cox Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jane Lew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Lightburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Wildell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Slaty Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Durbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Helvetia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Cassity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Midvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Huff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Huttonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Lee Bell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Womelsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Elkwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Monterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hacker Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Big Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Orndoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Ralph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Erbacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Upperglade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Cowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Grove.
Cemeteries Near Holly Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Life Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Helvetia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Grove had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Grove, with the one closest to Holly Grove listed first.
- Gaines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kanawha Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Canaan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Alexander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Rock Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Selbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- French Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frenchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Palace Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Grove.
Newspapers Published in Holly Grove ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Grove, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Holly Grove:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Grove, 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 from Point A (ie- Holly Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |