Welcome to Holly Grove ...

Holly Grove is located in Walker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Holly Grove: Holly Grv.

Holly Grove is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Holly Grove: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Holly Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Holly Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina (3), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Holly Grove ...

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

• Jasper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Carbon Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <5>
• Cordova
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Cordova is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <5>
• Berry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <5>
• Parrish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
• Oakman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
  • Oakman is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Former names for Oakman:
  • Day's Gap
  • Marietta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
• Lynn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
• Glen Allen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Sipsey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
  • Sipsey is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Kansas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Grove ...

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

Adding Holly Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holly Grove 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 Holly Grove was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Holly Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holly Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/