Welcome to Hollywood ...

Hollywood is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Hollywood is located in Dunklin County<1>.

The location of Hollywood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Hollywood is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hollywood is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Hollywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Hollywood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (5), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hollywood ...

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

• Paragould
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Blytheville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blytheville
  • Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <4>
• Kennett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
  • Kennett is located in Dunklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <4>
• Manila
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
• Gosnell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
  • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
• Steele
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
• Leachville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
• Rector
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
  • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
• Monette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <4>
• Senath
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
  • Senath is located in Dunklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollywood ...

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

Adding Hollywood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hollywood post office opened in 1898.

We also found Hollywood on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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