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Welcome to North Hollis ...

North Hollis is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for North Hollis: N. Hollis

North Hollis is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Hollis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Hollis: 207

Communities near North Hollis ...

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

  • Scarborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Biddeford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Westbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Windham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Kennebunk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Standish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Orchard Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Hollis ...

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

Adding North Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 (so far) for North Hollis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Hollis post office opened in 1833. The North Hollis post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Hollis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Hollis - 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/