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Welcome to Hollenback ...

Hollenback is located in Bradford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollenback, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hollenback is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hollenback is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Hollenback ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hollenback - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Hollenback ...

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

  • Harveys Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
    • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
  • Towanda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
  • Tunkhannock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
    • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <4>
  • Wyalusing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dushore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meshoppen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Rome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
  • Laceyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollenback ...

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

Adding Hollenback to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollenback 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 Hollenback was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hollenback post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollenback.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollenback. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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 Hollenback - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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