Welcome to Hollister ...

The city of Hollister is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hollister is located in Taney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollister, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hollister has a population of 4,598 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hollister is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Hollister: 417

The ZIP codes for Hollister: 65672-65673<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hollister had an population of 4,598 people. This is an increase of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hollister had a population of 4,426 people (or 8.53% of the total population of Taney County). This makes Hollister the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hollister represents 0.07% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 146th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,426 people, the population of Hollister increased 14.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,867 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hollister.

Communities Also Named Hollister ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hollister - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Hollister ...

Official Website: www.cityofhollister.com/

Communities near Hollister ...

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

• Forsyth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forsyth
  • From Hollister to Forsyth
• Kimberling City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
  • Kimberling City is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <5>
• Merriam Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
  • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
• Reeds Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
  • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <5>
• Rockaway Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
• Bull Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
  • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Indian Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Indian Point is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <5>
• Branson West
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson West have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
  • Branson West is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
• Galena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
• Oak Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Hollister to Oak Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollister ...

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

Adding Hollister to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollister 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 Hollister was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Hollister post office opened in 1904.

We also found Hollister mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollister.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hollister: www.cityofhollister.com/

The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/