Welcome to Holly ...
Holly is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Holly is located in Houston County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Holly, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Holly is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Holly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Holly: (936)
Communities Also Named Holly ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Holly: This one is located in Houston County and the other is located in Smith County.
Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Holly - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly.
Communities near Holly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holly.
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <5>
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Trinity County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
- Groveton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Groveton is located in Trinity County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <5>
- Lovelady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <5>
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
- Kennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Kennard is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <5>
- Friday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Pennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <5>
- Glendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holly. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly. See our Newspapers Page for Holly.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly ...
Looking for more information about Holly? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holly.
Adding Holly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holly 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 was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Holly in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Holly post office opened in 1886.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |