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Welcome to Holly Hill ...

The coastal city of Holly Hill is located in Volusia County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holly Hill has a population of 12,372 people<2> (see below for details).

Holly Hill is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for Holly Hill ...

Official Website: www.hollyhillfl.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holly Hill had an population of 12,372 people. This is an increase of 6.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holly Hill had a population of 11,659 people. This makes Holly Hill the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Holly Hill represents 0.06% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 150th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,659 people, the population of Holly Hill decreased 3.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,119 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Holly Hill.

Communities Also Named Holly Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Holly Hill - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland (4), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Holly Hill ...

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

  • Port Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Smyrna Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flagler Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ponce Inlet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
    • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Daytona Beach Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
    • Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
  • South Daytona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tomoka Estates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
    • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
  • Halifax Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Estates
    • Halifax Estates is located in Volusia County
  • Ormond-by-the-Sea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Hill ...

Looking for more information about Holly Hill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Holly Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holly Hill.

Adding Holly Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holly Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Holly Hill post office opened in 1877.

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

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

The official website for Holly Hill: www.hollyhillfl.org/

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Volusia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Holly Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holly Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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