Welcome to Holmes City ...

Holmes City is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Holmes City is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Holmes City: (320)

The ZIP code for Holmes City: 56341<3>

Communities near Holmes City ...

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

• Alexandria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Glenwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Osakis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Osakis is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <4>
• Starbuck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
  • Starbuck is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <4>
• Hoffman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Hoffman is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <4>
• Evansville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Carlos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Carlos is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <4>
• Brandon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Miltona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <4>
• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people

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 Holmes City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmes City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holmes City. 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 Holmes City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmes City ...

Looking for more information about Holmes City? 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 Holmes City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holmes City.

Adding Holmes City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holmes City 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 Holmes City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Holmes City post office opened in 1868.

We also found Holmes City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmes City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/