Welcome to Hollis ...
So far, we found very little information about Hollis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hollis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hollis, please Contact Us.
Hollis would have been located within present day Gallia County<2>.
The location of Hollis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hollis is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hollis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Hollis once stood is in the (740) area code.
Websites for Hollis ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.galliacounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hollis, the following might be of interest:
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 Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, 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.
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
- Gallipolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
- Rio Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <5>
- Proctorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Proctorville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctorville <5>
- Crown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Athalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
- Vinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <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.
Adding Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hollis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hollis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |