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Welcome to Hollonville ...

Hollonville is located in Pike County<1>.


The location of Hollonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Hollonville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Hollonville is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Hollonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hollonville - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Hollonville ...

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

  • Peachtree City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrences Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
    • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Carrolls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
    • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
  • Griffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreston Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
  • Fayetteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fayette Villa Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
    • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
  • Hampton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamptons Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
    • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
  • Barnesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollonville ...

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

Adding Hollonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hollonville post office opened in 1871.

We also found Hollonville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Hollonville, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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