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Welcome to Holland ...

The city of Holland is located in Faulkner County<1>.


The location of Holland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Holland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holland has a population of 584 people<3> (see below for details).

Holland is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Holland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Holland: (501)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holland had an population of 584 people. This is an increase of 4.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holland had a population of 557 people. This makes Holland the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Holland represents 0.02% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 260th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 557 people, the population of Holland decreased 3.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 577 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Holland.

Communities Also Named Holland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Holland: This one is located in Faulkner County and the other is located in Lonoke County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 32 communities that are also named Holland - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holland.

Communities near Holland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holland.

  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
  • Cabot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <5>
  • Greenbrier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vilonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
    • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <5>
  • Mayflower
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wooster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
    • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
  • Guy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rose Bud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Bud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bud
    • Rose Bud is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Bud <5>
  • Damascus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Holland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland. See our Newspapers Page for Holland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holland ...

Looking for more information about Holland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holland.

Adding Holland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Holland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Holland post office opened in 1878.

We also found Holland on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holland.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Faulkner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Holland.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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