Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
Business district of Holly Springs | |
Location in Marshall County and the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′40″N 89°26′50″W / 34.76111°N 89.44722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sharon D. Gipson (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.80 sq mi (33.14 km2) |
| • Land | 12.78 sq mi (33.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,968 |
| • Density | 545.35/sq mi (210.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 38634, 38635, 38649 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-33100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404717 |
| Website | hollyspringsms |
Holly Springs is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the border with Tennessee to the north. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,968, down from 7,699 in 2010. Along with the Mississippi Delta, in the 19th century, the area was developed for cotton plantations. After the Civil War, many freedmen continued to work in agriculture as sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
As the county seat, Holly Springs is a center of trade and court sessions. The city has several National Register of Historic Places-listed properties and historic districts, including the Southwest Holly Springs Historic District, Holly Springs Courthouse Square Historic District, Depot-Compress Historic District, and East Holly Springs Historic District. Hillcrest Cemetery contains the graves of five Confederate generals and has been called "Little Arlington of the South".