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Welcome to New Holland ...

New Holland is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Holland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

New Holland is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Holland: 616

Communities Also Named New Holland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named New Holland - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and South Dakota.

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

Communities near New Holland ...

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

  • Wyoming
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Walker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
  • Grandville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Grand Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Zeeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrysburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
    • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <3>
  • Spring Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Holland ...

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

Adding New Holland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Holland 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 New Holland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Holland post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Holland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Holland - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/