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Welcome to Holeb ...

Holeb is located in Somerset County<1>.

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

Holeb is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Holeb: 207

Communities near Holeb ...

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

  • Frontenac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Saint Ludger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Audet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audet
  • Saint Robert Bellarmin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Moose River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Moose River is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Dennistown Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Lowelltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Pond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lac Drolet
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Holeb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holeb.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holeb ...

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

Adding Holeb to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holeb post office opened in 1892. The Holeb post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holeb.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holeb - 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/