Holland is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States.
A post office was established on August 22, 1870, under the name Mountain Home, with James Shaw as postmaster.
In 1881, an extension of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was laid out from Denison to Taylor, and the tracks were constructed through Bell County in 1881 and 1882, from north to south, passing through the Holland community.
James Reuben Holland arrived in Belton, Texas, on October 26, 1874, with a wagon and horses, his wife and four children, and six dollars cash.
The Holland post office was officially approved April 10, 1879, with the appointment of Alfred Evans as postmaster.
The following year, Holland bought an additional 145 acres (59 ha) and built a steam-powered cotton gin.
[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,075 people, 487 households, and 373 families residing in the town.
The "Corn Fest", as the locals call it, is held every third Saturday in June.