Welcome to Holt ...

Holt is located in Beaver County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Holt is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Holt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Holt, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Holt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Holt - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Holt ...

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

• Weirton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Franklin Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• East Liverpool
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Economy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Aliquippa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
• Beaver Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <4>
• Bellevue
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Ellwood City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <4>
• Ambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <4>
• West View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
  • West View is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <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 Holt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holt ...

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

Adding Holt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holt post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/