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Welcome to Hollis Heights ...

Hollis Heights is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hollis Heights: Hollis Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Hollis Heights is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hollis Heights (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Hollis Heights: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Hollis Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League:   www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities near Hollis Heights ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smokey Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Douglasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pontevedra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Villa Rica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Powder Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollis Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollis Heights - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Hollis Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Hollis Heights 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.