Welcome to Holliday ...

Holliday is located in Johnson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Holliday, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holliday, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Holliday is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Holliday is within the boundaries of the (913) area code.

Communities Also Named Holliday ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Holliday - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Holliday ...

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

• Kansas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Lenexa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leavenworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Leawood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Raytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
• Gladstone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Grandview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <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 Holliday. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holliday.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holliday ...

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

Adding Holliday to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holliday post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holliday.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/