Welcome to Hollis ...

Hollis is located in Peoria County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Hollis is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hollis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Hollis: (309)

Communities Also Named Hollis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hollis - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Hollis ...

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

• Peoria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <4>
• East Peoria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Morton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Bartonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <4>
• Peoria Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <4>
• Creve Coeur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <4>
• West Peoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <4>
• Germantown Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
  • Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollis ...

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

Adding Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hollis post office opened in 1850.

We also found Hollis in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov