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Welcome to Hollandsville ...

Hollandsville is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollandsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Hollandsville is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hollandsville: 302

Communities near Hollandsville ...

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

  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Denton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
  • Harrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Greensboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cheswold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
  • Wyoming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 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 Hollandsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hollandsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollandsville ...

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

Adding Hollandsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hollandsville post office opened in 1861.

We also found Hollandsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollandsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollandsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/