Welcome to Holly Springs ...

Holly Springs is located in Carteret County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Holly Springs: Holly Spgs. (or less commonly used: Holly Spngs. or Holly Sprngs.)

Holly Springs is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Holly Springs: 252

Communities Also Named Holly Springs ...

While we believe that this Holly Springs is located in Carteret County, we know of another 5 North Carolina communities named Holly Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland, Henderson, Macon, Rutherford and Wake County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 27 communities that are also named Holly Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2) and Texas (5).

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

Communities near Holly Springs ...

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

• Havelock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Morehead City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <3>
• Beaufort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <3>
• Emerald Isle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerald Isle <3>
• Swansboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Swansboro is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansboro <3>
• Cape Carteret
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Carteret
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Carteret <3>
• Atlantic Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <3>
• Pine Knoll Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knoll Shores <3>
• Cedar Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <3>
• Maysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Maysville is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Springs ...

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