Hollandsville, Delaware
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Felton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19943. The Survey maps it on the Burrsville quadrangle. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1918 USGS Harrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Harrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Burrsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Burrsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hollandsville between 1999 and 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | STATONVILLE FIRE |
| 6 November 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 26 January 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | FB-I1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hollandsville: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough and Caulk Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| L.D. Caulk Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollandsville in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollandsville | - | From spotter network, tree damage reported west of Felton between Sandtown Road and Burnite Mill Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollandsville | - | A tree was downed onto wires near Hayfield Rd. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollandsville | - | Power lines were downed near Park Brown Rd near Sandtown. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollandsville | - | Trees and wires were downed to the north and west of Harrington. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2003 | Heavy Rain | Hollandsville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greens Corner | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hughes Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Minners Corners | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Hopkins Corners | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Edwardsville | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mastens Corner | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| McKnatt Corners | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Lords Corner | 3.6 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hollandsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q55613858 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216113. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










