Welcome to Hollis ...

Hollis is located on the east coast of Prince of Wales Island.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Hollis is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Hollis lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hollis: 907

Communities Also Named Hollis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hollis - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Hollis ...

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

• Klawock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klawock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klawock <2>
• Thorne Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorne Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorne Bay <2>
• Kasaan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasaan <2>
• Polk Inlet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Inlet
• Meyers Chuck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Chuck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyers Chuck <2>
• Craig
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
• Hydaburg
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydaburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydaburg <2>
• Dora Bay
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Bay
• Waterfall
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
• Naukati Bay
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naukati Bay

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollis ...

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

Adding Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollis 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 Hollis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hollis post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollis.