Welcome to Hollywood ...

Hollywood is located in Tunica 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 1885.

Hollywood is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hollywood: (662)

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, Missouri, 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.

• Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Walls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
• Hughes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Crenshaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
• Tunica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Horseshoe Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
  • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Memphis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
• Newport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in DeSoto County
• Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
  • Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
• Evansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Tunica County

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.<6>

From that list, the Hollywood post office opened in 1885.

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

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 Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/