Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Holly came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Holly in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Holly. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Holly, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Holly:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Holly is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Holly in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Holly for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Holly. See our Misc Page for Holly for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Holly:

Holly was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Holly: www.vi.holly.mi.us/

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/