Jessica HassanHolly Pond is a town in Cullman County, with a local library and a community history that reaches beyond today’s municipal outline. I would get to know it through both: make a practical library stop, then spend time with the photographs and stories collected by the Holly Pond Historical Society. For a home search, keep that sense of place alongside a separate list of questions about the actual address.
Map sources and notes
When is a good time to visit Guy Hunt Library?
The Cullman County Public Library System branch directory places Guy Hunt Library at 60 Lions Park Road, Holly Pond, AL 35083. Its published schedule is not the same every weekday:
| Day | Published opening hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday and Thursday | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Wednesday and Friday | 1–5 p.m. |
That makes a Tuesday or Thursday morning a different prospect from a Wednesday morning. Call 256-796-5226 before a special trip to confirm holiday changes, card requirements or a particular service. The branch directory establishes the location and hours; it does not establish that a program advertised at the main Cullman library also happens here.
Where can I explore the stories behind the place?
The Historical Society’s community collection is a useful starting point from home. Its categories include schools, businesses, families, farms, historical markers and documents. The actual collection includes historic community schools, old store photographs, newspaper material and a 1942 aerial view. Start with a subject that interests you rather than expect a single short town history to explain every surrounding community.
The society’s description of its work explicitly includes Holly Pond and surrounding communities associated with the school district. That is a historical collecting scope, not a current school-assignment map. Likewise, photographs of a home or store are historical records, not an invitation to enter private property.
For a different way into that history, the Cemetery Walk collection provides narration PDFs about people portrayed in past walks. You can read those stories online without assuming a live walk is scheduled. Check with the society for a current event rather than treat the archive as a ticket, meeting time or cemetery-access arrangement.
Is HollyPond.com the place to handle town business?
Its public pages identify the operator as the Holly Pond Historical Society. Use it for historical research; use the town office for municipal questions. The Cullman County municipal directory lists the Town of Holly Pond at 10885 US Highway 278 E, Holly Pond, AL 35083, 256-796-2124. Call before visiting for the current office window and the person who handles your question.
If you are considering work on a property or asking about a municipal facility, give the office the exact address and describe the proposed use. A Holly Pond mailing address, the historical society’s wider collecting area and the retained Census town map answer different questions; none alone establishes a permit requirement or a utility provider.
Turn a first visit into a useful home-search comparison
Try the library trip during the hours you would actually use it, and keep any unresolved school, collection or utility questions separate from what you enjoyed about the visit. The Cullman County guide supplies broader property-record and provider handoffs. My buyer planning guide can help organize those checks around the homes you are comparing without turning the town name into a promise about a particular property.
What do the numbers say?
Population U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply. Median age U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±11.2 years. Households U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±80 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units. Housing units U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±83 housing units. Owner-occupied homes U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±57 housing units. Renter-occupied homes U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±50 housing units. Median household income U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±16845 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Vacant housing units U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Housing units. Unit: housing units. Vacant is a Census housing-status category, not a count of homes advertised for sale or rent. Published 90% margin of error: +/-11 housing units. Median owner-occupied home value U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published 90% margin of error: +/-49349 USD. Median gross rent U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published 90% margin of error: +/-259 USD/month. Owner costs with mortgage U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-163 USD/month. Owner costs without mortgage U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-107 USD/month. Renters spending 30%+ on housing U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 59; denominator: 125. Mean commute U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 097b9dc1979c94ef809352561e32e389771b032607396d637bc4de7c701f8dea, line 269. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-5.7 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer. Population and ACS measures may cover different periods; the source notes identify each one. Community averages do not describe an individual household or establish the condition or suitability of a particular property. Estimates and margins are retained without replacing missing or annotated values with zero.Holly Pond Facts
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Sources and review notes
Official resources reviewed October 31, 2026. Undated pages are guidance checked on that date; hours, fees and program arrangements may change. The retained 2024 Census map provides geographic context, not current parcel, school or utility boundaries.