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Welcome to Hollywood ...

Hollywood is located in Appomattox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollywood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Hollywood is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hollywood: 434

Communities Also Named Hollywood ...

While we believe that this Hollywood is located in Appomattox County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Hollywood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Pittsylvania, Suffolk City and Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 52 communities that are also named Hollywood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (5), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (3), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hollywood ...

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

  • Farmville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Appomattox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dillwyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pamplin City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
  • Hurtsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
  • Toga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Toga is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
  • Andersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spout Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollywood ...

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

Adding Hollywood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollywood 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 (so far) for Hollywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hollywood post office opened in 1891. The Hollywood post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollywood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Appomattox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollywood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/