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Welcome to Holmes Mill ...

Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes Mill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Holmes Mill: Holmes Ml. (or less commonly used: Holmes Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Holmes Mill for more information about variations on the name of Holmes Mill.

Holmes Mill is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Holmes Mill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Holmes Mill: 606

The ZIP code for Holmes Mill: 40843<3>

Communities Also Named Holmes Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Holmes Mill - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Holmes Mill ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Whitesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evarts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lynch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 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 Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmes Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmes Mill ...

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

Adding Holmes Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holmes Mill 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 Holmes Mill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holmes Mill post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmes Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holmes Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Holmes Mill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holmes Mill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/