Holly Ridge, Louisiana

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Holly Ridge, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Holly Ridge, Louisiana
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Holly Ridge, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°28′04″N91°37′36″W / 32.46778°N 91.62667°W / 32.46778; -91.62667
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Richland
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
GNIS feature ID543304 [1]
FIPS code 22-35415

Holly Ridge is an unincorporated community in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States.

History

In 1908 the Chess and Wymond company purchased over 6000 acres in the area now known as Holly Ridge. They named the site after the thousands of holly trees growing along the hilltops. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holly Ridge, Louisiana
  2. ↑ Dot Golliher. "History of Holly Ridge Community of Richland Parish, Louisiana". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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