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History · Hollenberg

Hollenberg’s post office opened in 1872, and 84% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1966 on and the census since 1940.

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84%homes built before 1940
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How Hollenberg began, and where its name came from

When was Hollenberg founded?

1872

The Hollenberg post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 128 in 19402020 census: 10154 years

How did Hollenberg get its name?

Hollenberg was named for its founder, G. H. Hollenberg, who owned a store at the site.

Founding year: the first Hollenberg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hollenberg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hollenberg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hollenberg’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hollenberg’s history is told.

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The story

How Hollenberg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hollenberg.

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Hollenberg was laid out in 1872. It was named for its founder, G. H. Hollenberg, who owned a store at the site.

The first post office in Hollenberg was established in April 1872.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Hollenberg, decade by decade

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On the map

Hollenberg on the map, 1966 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hollenberg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hollenberg on the 1966 USGS mapHollenberg on the 1983 USGS map1966Hanover West sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hollenberg.

People over time

Hollenberg, census by census

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Between 10 and 128 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hollenberg’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hollenberg

Nobody well known was born in Hollenberg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Clair Armstrong CallanAmerican politician · b. 1920
Lulu Grace GravesAmerican dietitian · b. 1874
Alice HausmanAmerican politician · b. 1942
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C. Lowell HarrissAmerican university professor and economist · b. 1912
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Ira HanfordJockey · b. 1918
Michael WeschAmerican anthropologist · b. 1975

Questions about Hollenberg’s history

What year was Hollenberg founded?

The Hollenberg post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.