Welcome to Holcomb ...

Holcomb is located in Ogle County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Holcomb: HOHL-kuhm<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holcomb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Holcomb is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Holcomb: (815) and (779)<5>

The ZIP code for Holcomb: 61043<6>

Communities Also Named Holcomb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Holcomb - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Holcomb ...

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

• Rockford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <7>
• Belvidere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <7>
• Loves Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <7>
• Rochelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <7>
• Byron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <7>
• Oregon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <7>
• Winnebago
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <7>
• Cherry Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cherry Valley is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <7>
• Mount Morris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <7>
• Kirkland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holcomb ...

Looking for more information about Holcomb? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Holcomb, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holcomb.

Adding Holcomb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holcomb 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 Holcomb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Holcomb post office opened in 1875.

We also found Holcomb in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holcomb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov