Welcome to Holland ...
Holland is located in Orleans 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 1843.
Holland is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Holland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Holland: (802)
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), 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, 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.
- Coaticook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaticook
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Stanstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanstead
- Barton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Potton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Hatley Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley Canton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Canton
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 1843.
We also found Holland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
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 State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |