Welcome to Holly ...
Holly is located in De Soto Parish<1>.
The location of Holly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Holly is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Holly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Holly: (318)
Communities Also Named Holly ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Holly - they are located in Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly.
Communities near Holly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holly.
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
- Stonewall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <4>
- South Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Keachi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Grand Cane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Cane <4>
- Longstreet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <4>
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Frierson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson
- Frierson is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frierson <4>
- Gloster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
- Gloster is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <4>
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
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 Holly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holly. 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 Holly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly. See our Newspapers Page for Holly.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly ...
Looking for more information about Holly? 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 Holly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holly.
Adding Holly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holly 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 Holly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Holly post office opened in 1905.
We also found Holly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, 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 Holly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |