Welcome to Holabird ...

Holabird is located in Hyde County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Holabird: HAHL-uh-burd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holabird, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Holabird is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Holabird lies within the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Holabird ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Holabird - they are located in Maryland and Ohio.

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

Communities near Holabird ...

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

• Highmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmore
  • Highmore is located in Hyde County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmore <5>
• Blunt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Blunt is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <5>
• Harrold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
  • Harrold is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <5>
• Ree Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ree Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ree Heights
  • Ree Heights is located in Hand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ree Heights <5>
• Stephan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan
  • Stephan is located in Hyde County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephan <5>
• Canning
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Canning is located in Hughes County
• Onida
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
  • Onida is located in Sully County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onida <5>
• Alto
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Hughes County
• Ames
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Hand County
• Lower Brule
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brule
  • Lower Brule is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 24 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Brule <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holabird ...

Looking for more information about Holabird? 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 Holabird, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holabird.

Adding Holabird to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holabird post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holabird.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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