Welcome to Hollisterville ...

Hollisterville is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollisterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Hollisterville is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Hollisterville: (570)

Communities near Hollisterville ...

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

• Scranton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
• Dunmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <3>
• Carbondale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <3>
• Old Forge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <3>
• Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <3>
• Archbald
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <3>
• Blakely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <3>
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
• Moosic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <3>
• Dickson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <3>

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 Hollisterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hollisterville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hollisterville. 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 Hollisterville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollisterville ...

Looking for more information about Hollisterville? 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 Hollisterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hollisterville.

Adding Hollisterville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollisterville 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 Hollisterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hollisterville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Hollisterville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollisterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/