Welcome to Holden ...
So far, we found very little information about Holden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Holden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holden, please Contact Us.
Holden would have been located within present day San Joaquin County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Holden, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Holden is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Holden was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Holden would have been located in the (209) area code.
Communities Also Named Holden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Holden - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holden.
Communities near Holden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holden.
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
- Manteca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
- Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <5>
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
- Lathrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <5>
- Riverbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <5>
- Ripon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <5>
- Escalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
- Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <5>
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
- Garden Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
- August
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Holden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holden. 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 Holden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holden. See our Newspapers Page for Holden.
Adding Holden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Holden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Holden post office opened in 1871.
We also found Holden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Holden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Joaquin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |