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Welcome to Holman ...

Holman is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Holman is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Holman: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Holman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Holman: This one is located in Tuscaloosa County and the other is located in Escambia County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 13 communities that are also named Holman - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Holman ...

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

  • Tuscaloosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Northport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gordo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
  • Reform
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Carrollton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Buhl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
  • Echola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
  • Bell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Lubbub
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holman ...

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

Adding Holman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holman 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 (so far) for Holman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holman post office opened in 1899. The Holman post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Holman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Holman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/