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Welcome to Holland ...

Holland is located in Allen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Holland is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Holland, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Holland: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Holland: 42153<4>

Communities Also Named Holland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Holland - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Holland ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Scottsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gamaliel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bransford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
  • Akersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Akersville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
  • Austin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Austin is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Cedar Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holland ...

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

Adding Holland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holland 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 (so far) for Holland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Holland post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holland - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Holland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Holland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Holland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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