Welcome to Holmes ...

Holmes is located in Randolph County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Holmes, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

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

The area code for Holmes: (870)

Communities Also Named Holmes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Holmes - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Holmes ...

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

• Pocahontas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
• Walnut Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <3>
• Hoxie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <3>
• Imboden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
  • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <3>
• Black Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <3>
• College City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Ravenden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
  • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <3>
• Portia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
  • Portia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <3>
• Reyno
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
  • Reyno is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Former names for Reyno:
  • Cherokee Bay
  • Esselwood
  • Needmore
• Maynard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 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 Holmes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmes ...

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

Adding Holmes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holmes in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Holmes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holmes post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/