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Welcome to Hollywood ...

Hollywood is located in West Feliciana Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollywood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1952.

Hollywood is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hollywood: 225

Communities Also Named Hollywood ...

While we believe that this Hollywood is located in West Feliciana Parish, we know of another 4 Louisiana communities named Hollywood. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and Terrebonne Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 52 communities that are also named Hollywood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hollywood ...

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

  • New Roads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Saint Francisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morganza
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
  • Norwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Wakefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollywood ...

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

Adding Hollywood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollywood 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 Hollywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hollywood post office opened in 1952. The Hollywood post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollywood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Feliciana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollywood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/