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Welcome to Holmes City ...

Holmes City is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmes City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Holmes City is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Holmes City: 320

The ZIP code for Holmes City: 56341<3>

Communities near Holmes City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmes City ...

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

Adding Holmes City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Holmes City post office opened in 1868.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmes City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holmes City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Holmes City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holmes City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/