Welcome to Holmes ...

Holmes is located in Humboldt County<1>.

The location of Holmes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Holmes is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Holmes lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Holmes is within the boundaries of the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Holmes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Holmes - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

• Fortuna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <4>
• Rio Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Dell
  • Rio Dell is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Dell <4>
• Weott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weott
  • Weott is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weott <4>
• Bridgeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Scotia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Carlotta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlotta
  • Carlotta is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlotta <4>
• Fruitland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
• Myers Flat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Flat
  • Myers Flat is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myers Flat <4>
• Hydesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydesville
  • Hydesville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydesville <4>
• Alton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Humboldt County

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 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 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 1910.

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 Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/