Welcome to Holmquist ...

Holmquist is located in Day County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmquist, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Holmquist had a population of 156 people.<2> (see below for details).

Holmquist is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Holmquist lies within the (605) area code.

Communities near Holmquist ...

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

• Webster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Waubay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubay
  • Waubay is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubay <4>
• Bristol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Roslyn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
  • Roslyn is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <4>
• Pierpont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
  • Pierpont is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <4>
• Wallace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Codington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
• Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Bradley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
• Grenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
  • Grenville is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <4>
• Butler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Day County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 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 Holmquist. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmquist.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmquist ...

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

Adding Holmquist to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holmquist post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmquist.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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