Welcome to Holland ...

Holland is located in Leon 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 1889.

Holland is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Holland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Holland (for example, toward Blountstown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Holland: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Holland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Holland - they are located in Arkansas (2), 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.

• Tallahassee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <5>
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>
• Midway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
• Havana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <5>
• Gretna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Greensboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Douglas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
  • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
• Hosford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosford
  • Hosford is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosford <5>
• Telogia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telogia
  • Telogia is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telogia <5>
• Crawfordville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <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 1889.

We also found Holland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/