Welcome to Holston ...

So far, we found very little information about Holston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Holston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holston, please Contact Us.

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Holston would have been located within present day Grainger County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Holston is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Holston was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Holston was located: 865

Communities Also Named Holston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Holston: This one is located in Grainger County and the other is located in Sullivan County.

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

Communities near Holston ...

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

• Morristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Rogersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Trent Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Dandridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <4>
• Bean Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
• Beans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Monte Vista Estates
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people

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

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

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

Adding Holston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holston 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 (so far) for Holston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holston post office opened in 1895. The Holston post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holston.