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Welcome to West Hollis ...

West Hollis is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hollis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1912.

A typical abbreviation for West Hollis: W. Hollis

West Hollis is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Hollis: 603

Communities Also Named West Hollis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Hollis - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near West Hollis ...

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

  • Lowell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Nashua
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Leominster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Fitchburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Chelmsford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
  • Derry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Derry is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
  • Dracut
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
  • Merrimack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Londonderry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <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 West Hollis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hollis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hollis ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Hollis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Hollis.

Adding West Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Hollis was on a map titled Map of New Hampshire (from Rand McNally, 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hollis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hollis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.