Holly Hill

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.GeographyHolly Hill is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5sqmi, of which 3.9sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi is water.HistoryHolly Hill was incorporated in 1901.Early historyHolly Hill's beginnings date back to the early 19th century, when Governor Coppinger of Spanish East Florida gave a royal title of 4500acre 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 3200acre 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.