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Welcome to Holmes ...

Holmes is located in Grand Forks County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Holmes, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Holmes is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Holmes: (701)

Communities Also Named Holmes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Holmes - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Holmes ...

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

  • Grand Forks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Grand Forks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Thompson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
  • Northwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <4>
  • Hatton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <4>
  • Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Emerado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
    • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <4>
  • Buxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Buxton is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <4>
  • Reynolds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmes ...

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

Adding Holmes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holmes post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmes.

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

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Grand Forks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holmes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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