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Welcome to Holton ...

Holton is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Holton is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Holton: 985

Communities Also Named Holton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Holton - they are located in California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Holton ...

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

  • Hammond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Amite City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Franklinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Folsom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Tangipahoa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tickfaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holton ...

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

Adding Holton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holton 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 Holton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Holton post office opened in 1892. The Holton post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tangipahoa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/