Welcome to Hollis ...

Hollis is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hollis has a population of 8,013 people<3> (see below for details).

Hollis is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hollis is within the boundaries of the (603) area code.

Websites for Hollis ...

Official Website: www.hollis.nh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hollis had an population of 8,013 people. This is an increase of 4.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hollis had a population of 7,684 people. This makes Hollis the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Hollis represents 0.58% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,684 people, the population of Hollis increased 9.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,015 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hollis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hollis - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Hollis ...

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

• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Lowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
• Leominster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Chelmsford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• Derry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <5>
• Dracut
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
• Merrimack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <5>
• Londonderry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollis ...

Looking for more information about Hollis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hollis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hollis.

Adding Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollis 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 Hollis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hollis post office opened in 1818.

We also found Hollis in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hollis: www.hollis.nh.us/

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/