Welcome to Holmwood ...

Holmwood is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Holmwood is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Holmwood: (337)

Communities Also Named Holmwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Holmwood - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Holmwood ...

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

• Lake Charles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <4>
• Sulphur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Westlake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• Welsh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Iowa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Fenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
• Bell City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <4>
• Greinwich Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Hayes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
  • Hayes is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <4>
• Lacassine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacassine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacassine
  • Lacassine is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacassine <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 Holmwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmwood ...

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

Adding Holmwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holmwood 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 Holmwood was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Holmwood in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Holmwood post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

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