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Welcome to Hollywood ...

Hollywood is located in Saint Lawrence 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 1890.

Hollywood is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Hollywood: (315)

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, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, 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.

  • Altamont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Franklin County
  • Tupper Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sevey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
    • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • South Colton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranberry Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Colton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Degrasse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degrasse
    • Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Horseshoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Newton Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parishville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollywood.

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 Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollywood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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