Welcome to Holum ...

Holum is located in Caldwell Parish<1>.

The location of Holum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Holum is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Holum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Holum is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Holum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Holum - it's located in Minnesota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holum.

Communities near Holum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holum.

• Olla
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
• Urania
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <4>
• Clarks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
• Grayson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Tullos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <4>
• Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Banks Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
  • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
• Kelly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelly <4>
• Rosefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
• Standard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Standard is located in La Salle Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Holum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holum.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holum. See our Newspapers Page for Holum.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holum ...

Looking for more information about Holum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holum.

Adding Holum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Holum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holum post office opened in 1881.

We also found Holum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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