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Holladay’s post office opened in 1887

Below: maps from 1936 on.

1887first post office
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0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Holladay began

When was Holladay founded?

1887

The Holladay post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 95139 years
Founding year: the first Holladay post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Holladay’s past

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Holladay, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Holladay yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Holladay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton and Decatur counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Holladay is located along Tennessee State Route 192 13.3 miles (21.4 km) south-southwest of Camden. Another portion of the community is located at the intersection of I-40 and US 641/SR 69. Holladay has a post office with ZIP code 38341, which opened on February 23, 1887.

Its first post office opened in 1887.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Holladay on the map, 1936 to 1987

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

Holladay on the 1936 USGS mapHolladay on the 1950 USGS mapHolladay on the 1987 USGS map1936Cavvia 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 Holladay.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Holladay’s post office has been open since 1887.

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Holladay Churchchurch

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Holladay’s history

What year was Holladay founded?

The Holladay post office opened in 1887, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.