Welcome to Hollywood ...

Hollywood is located in Appomattox County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Appomattox
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <4>
• Dillwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Pamplin City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
  • Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <4>
• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
• Toga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
• Andersonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <4>
• Spout Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
  • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
• Bent Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
  • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
• Alcoma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
  • Alcoma is located in Buckingham 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 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 for Hollywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Hollywood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/