Welcome to Holcomb ...

The village of Holcomb is located in Ontario County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holcomb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Holcomb is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Holcomb lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Holcomb: (585)

Communities Also Named Holcomb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Holcomb - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio (2), Oregon, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Holcomb ...

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

• Canandaigua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• East Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Fairport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Palmyra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Avon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Honeoye Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <4>
• Victor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
• Lima
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <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 Holcomb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holcomb.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holcomb ...

Looking for more information about Holcomb? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Holcomb, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holcomb.

Adding Holcomb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holcomb 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 Holcomb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holcomb post office opened in 1894.

We also found Holcomb on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holcomb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/