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Welcome to Hollins Court ...

Hollins Court is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hollins Court: Hollins Ct. (or less commonly used: Hollins Crt.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hollins Court for more information about variations on the name of Hollins Court.

Hollins Court is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hollins Court: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Hollins Court ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laymantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollins Court ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollins Court - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hollins Court area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hollins Court area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.