Welcome to Holt ...
So far, we found very little information about Holt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Holt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holt, please Contact Us.
Holt was located in Hill Country.
Holt would have been located within present day San Saba County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Holt is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Holt was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Holt would have been located in the (325) area code.
Communities Also Named Holt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Holt: This one is located in San Saba County and the other is located in Hutchinson County.
Beyond Texas, 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, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 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.
- Richland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
- Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <5>
- Keys Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
- Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
- Locker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Indian Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Regency ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Ebony ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Brookesmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookesmith
- Brookesmith is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookesmith <5>
- Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Rochelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <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 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.
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.<6>
From that list, the Holt post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holt.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Saba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |