Welcome to Holmes ...
Holmes is located in Adair County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Holmes is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Holmes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Holmes (for example, toward Eubank), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Holmes: 270 & 364<3>
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, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 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.
- Campbellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russell Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Christine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Dunbar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Knifley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Garlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
- Garlin is located in Adair 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.<6>
From that list, the Holmes post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmes.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holmes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Holmes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Holmes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |