Welcome to South Hollis ...

South Hollis is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for South Hollis: S. Hollis

South Hollis is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South Hollis: (207)

Communities near South Hollis ...

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

• Portland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• South Portland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <4>
• Scarborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <4>
• Biddeford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <4>
• Sanford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Saco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <4>
• Westbrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Windham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Gorham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Kennebunk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <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 South Hollis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Hollis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Hollis ...

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

Adding South Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Hollis post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/