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Welcome to Holly Springs ...

Holly Springs is located in Blount County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Holly Springs: Holly Spgs. (or less commonly used: Holly Spngs. or Holly Sprngs.)

Holly Springs is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Holly Springs: 205 & 269<3>

Communities Also Named Holly Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Holly Springs: This one is located in Blount County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 27 communities that are also named Holly Springs - they are located in Arkansas (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (6), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2) and Texas (5).

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

Communities near Holly Springs ...

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

  • Trussville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Leeds
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Clay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Pinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oneonta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Margaret
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
    • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <4>
  • Springville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holly Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 269 area code. New phone numbers in the Holly Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 269. As a result, placing a call in the Holly Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.