Welcome to Holly Oak ...

Holly Oak is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Holly Oak is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Holly Oak: 302

Communities Also Named Holly Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Delaware communities named Holly Oak: This one is located in New Castle County and the other is located in Sussex County.

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

Communities near Holly Oak ...

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

• Wilmington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmington
  • From Holly Oak to Wilmington
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Holly Oak to Newark
• Chester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chester
  • From Holly Oak to Chester
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Chester
  • From Holly Oak to West Chester
• Yeadon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yeadon
  • From Holly Oak to Yeadon
• Darby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Darby
  • From Holly Oak to Darby
• Lansdowne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Woodbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodbury
  • From Holly Oak to Woodbury
• Collingdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Downingtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downingtown
  • From Holly Oak to Downingtown

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Oak ...

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

Adding Holly Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holly Oak post office opened in 1889.

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

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