Welcome to Holmesville ...

Holmesville is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Holmesville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Holmesville lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Holmesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Holmesville: This one is located in Avoyelles Parish and the other is located in Union Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 14 communities that are also named Holmesville - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Holmesville ...

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

• Ville Platte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ville Platte
  • Ville Platte is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ville Platte <4>
• Marksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
• Bunkie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
• Cottonport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <4>
• Pine Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
  • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <4>
• Mansura
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <4>
• Lecompte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
• Moreauville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
• Hessmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
• Cheneyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
  • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmesville ...

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

Adding Holmesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holmesville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Holmesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/