Holly Hill, Florida
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| City of Holly Hill | ||
The Holly Hill City Hall in 2007.
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 Location in Volusia County and the state of Florida |
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 Holly Hill, Florida
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| Coordinates: 29°14′38″N 81°2′47″W / 29.24389°N 81.04639°WCoordinates: 29°14′38″N 81°2′47″W / 29.24389°N 81.04639°W | ||
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 Florida
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 Volusia
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| • Total | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) | |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 11,659 | |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 32117 | |
| Area code(s) | 386 | |
| FIPS code | 12-31350 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0284170 | |
| Website | https://www.hollyhillfl.org | |
Holly Hill is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,659 at the 2010 census. Holly Hill's city limits lie entirely on the Florida mainland, unlike the larger cities on either side of it, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach, which encompass both the mainland and the barrier island (beach front) across the Halifax River.
Holly Hill is located at 29°14′38″N 81°2′47″W / 29.24389°N 81.04639°W (29.243808, -81.046476).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (13.94%) is water.
Holly Hill was incorporated in 1901.
Holly Hill's beginnings date back to the early 19th century, when Governor Coppinger of Spanish East Florida gave a royal title of 4,500 acres (18 km2) on the Halifax River to Fernando de la Maza Arrendonda. The area was then sold to Thomas Fitch. Thomas Fitch eventually sold a large parcel of property to William Samuel Flemming Sr. in 1817. Flemming acquired one of the Spanish grants containing 3,200 acres (13 km2) along the Halifax River. In 1835 he lost everything during the Second Seminole War. The Halifax area was again abandoned until after the Civil War, but settlers seeking a better life arrived to take advantage of the natural beauty and enticing climate.
William Wallace Ross arrived here sometime in the 1860s and established a home site at a point which he called "Palmetto Point", where he established the first Holly Hill area post office at his home, which was called the Palmetto Post Office. Records of the Post Office Department in the National Archives confirm that a post office was established at Palmetto Point on July 21, 1868, with Samuel P. Wimple appointed postmaster. It was discontinued on July 12, 1870.
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