Welcome to Holly Bluff ...
Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Holly Bluff: Holly Blf. (or less commonly used: Holly Bluf.)
Holly Bluff is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Holly Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Holly Bluff: 662 & 471<3>
The ZIP code for Holly Bluff: 39088<4>
Communities Also Named Holly Bluff ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Holly Bluff - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Bluff.
Communities near Holly Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holly Bluff.
- Yazoo City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
- Rolling Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Louise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Satartia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Mont Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Blanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
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 Holly Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holly Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holly Bluff. 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 Holly Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Holly Bluff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Bluff ...
Looking for more information about Holly Bluff? 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 Holly Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holly Bluff.
Adding Holly Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holly Bluff 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 (so far) for Holly Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Holly Bluff post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holly Bluff.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holly Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Holly Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Holly Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Holly Bluff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holly Bluff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |