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HOLLAND, TEXAS


Bell County, Central Texas North

30°52'51"N 97°24'16"W (30.880710, -97.404408)

Hwy 95 and FM 2268
13 miles S of Belton the county seat (via FM 1123)
17 miles S of Temple
22 miles N of Taylor
32 miles NE of Georgetown
60 miles NE of Austin
Population: 1,171 Est. (2019)
1,121 (2010) 1,102 (2000) 1,118 (1990)

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Holland, TX - United Methodist Church of Holland
United Methodist Church of Holland
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006

History in a Pecan Shell

The town was named after early settler James R. Holland who reportedly moved into the area in 1874. His construction of a steam cotton gin in 1878 insured that the community would thrive. A post office (granted the following year) was there to meet the railroad when it arrived and the town soon became a major cotton shipping point.

By 1884 the population was a substantial 300 persons and the following year a Masonic lodge was organized. The population doubled in just six years and by that time they had acquired a newspaper.

Holland is included in the string of towns from La Grange to Hillsboro that were settled by Czech immigrants.

In 1933 the population was just over 700 and it's one of the few smaller towns (not on a major highway) to have increased in population over the years.



Holland, Texas
Landmarks & Attractions

Photo Gallery

Holland, TX - Holland Museum in the old Mayfield Home.
The Holland Museum in the old Mayfield Home
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006
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Old Czech Moravian Church

Photographer's Note
"My father, Charles F. Baker, was the Ag Teacher in Holland for thirty years. He has indicated to me that he started teaching in Holland, he was told that the original one room school house was on this site. When asked, he could neither confirm nor deny that this church building may have been the original school.' - Genevieve E. Shockley, April 2006

Holland, TX - Old Czech Moravian Church
The Old Czech Moravian Church
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006

United Methodist Church of Holland

Photographer's Note
"The church had clear frosted glass windows in the 1960-70's. The rear building is a replacement of the original Sunday School building/social hall, which extended as an "ell" of the church.

During the 1960's-70's, I believe this was the Christian Church, or the First Christian Church of Holland." - Genevieve E. Shockley, April 2006

Holland, TX - United Methodist Church of Holland
United Methodist Church of Holland
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006


Holland, TX - United Methodist Church of Holland
United Methodist Church of Holland
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006


Holland, TX - First Christian Church of Holland
First Christian Church of Holland
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006


 Holland, Texas - First Christian Church of Holland
First Christian Church of Holland
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006


Holland  TX - Church Of Christ
Church Of Christ
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006


Holland  TX - Church Of Christ
Church Of Christ
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006


Holland, TX - Old Paha Homestead
The Old Pacha Homestead
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006

The Old Pacha Homestead

Photographer's Note
It is located between the railroad tracks and the back road of the Holland Cemetery. Mr. Charles Baker believes that it may be possible that it was built in the 1880's or perhaps before that time." - Genevieve E. Shockley, April 2006

Old Paha Homestead, Holland, Texas
Old Pacha Homestead distant view
Photo courtesy Genevieve B. Shockley, April 2006

The Pacha Homestead

" I came across your [magazine] and noticed some pictures of my family's homestead. This was actually my Great Grandpa and Great Aunts & Uncles home. They moved there in 1944. My Great Grandpa came to Texas in about 1900 from Czechoslovakia. There is still one loving Aunt Mary Massar who still lives in Holland. My dad (Bill Pacha) said that the house was built about 1880-1890 but he's not sure the actual date. Up until about 2000 my Great Aunt Emma Pacha lived there until poor health caused her to move in with relatives. She did not have running water and retrieved water from the well. I remember being in elementary school and staying there after school, my Aunt Emma always made kolaches with her wood burning stove and sold them for $1 a dozen. People came from all over the place just to get her kolaches. I remember a man coming from Waco just to get kolaches every week. I could probably go on for days about Holland's history. Thank You." - Lannie Pacha, June 06, 2006



Holland, Texas bank building
Holland, Texas - bank building 1905 date
L - The bank building in Holland
R - Bank detail
TE photo, 2004
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Holland, Texas silo

The silo in Holland
TE photo, 2004
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A Drive in Bell County

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  • More Holland, Texas Forum
  • Holland's Khulman Community Center
    [Does anyone have] any information about the Khulman Community Center in Holland ? I remember as a young girl being aware that there was a nice small walled garden behind the center, that was shrouded in magnolia trees or something similar. When I drove around Holland in April, I was going to take a picture of the garden but it was no longer there. I hope that someone took a picture before it was torn down, and would like to know when the removal took place. If I remember the stories correctly, the center was once used as an opera hall, and as recently as 1984 the stage was still in place. The center had concrete floors, and I think I have heard that it was also occassionally used for skating parties. - Genevieve E. Shockley, Round Rock, May 03, 2006



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    Belton the county seat
    Temple
    Taylor
    Georgetown
    Austin

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