Welcome to Holly Creek ...

Holly Creek is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Holly Creek: Holly Crk. (or less commonly used: Holly Ck. or Holly Cr.)

Holly Creek is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Holly Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Holly Creek lies within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Holly Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Holly Creek - they are located in Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Holly Creek ...

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

• Lawrenceburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Liberty Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Loretto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Lutts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
  • Lutts is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <4>
• Killen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <4>
• Collinwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
  • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
• Saint Joseph
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Saint Florian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <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 Holly Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holly Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Creek ...

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

Adding Holly Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holly Creek post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holly Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/