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Do you know of Holt ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Holt. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Holt.<1>

Our sources for Holt (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Holt other than they indicate that Holt would be found somewhere in Guilford County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Holt ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Holt.

Within North Carolina, the name Holt is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Holt [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Holt [Mississippi County].
      • Newton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Holt [Newton County].
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Holt [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Okaloosa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Holt [Okaloosa County].
    • Georgia
      • Calhoun County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Holt [Calhoun County].
      • Irwin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Holt [Irwin County].
    • Iowa
      • Taylor County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Holt [Taylor County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Holt [Breckinridge County].
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Holt [Lawrence County].
      • Muhlenberg County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Holt [Muhlenberg County].
    • Michigan
      • Ingham County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Holt [Ingham County].
    • Minnesota
      • Marshall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Holt [Marshall County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Holt [Jasper County].
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Holt [Clay County].
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Holt [Flathead County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Holt [Jefferson County].
      • Wood County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Holt [Wood County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Holt.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Holt [Beaver County].
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Holt [Wayne County].
    • Texas
      • Hutchinson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Holt [Hutchinson County].
      • San Saba County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Holt [San Saba County].
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Holt [Cache County].
      • Davis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Holt [Davis County].
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Holt [Washington County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Holt [Marathon County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Holt ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Holt:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Holt - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Guilford County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Guilford County.

AllemanceHighland Park
 Hinton
Battle Ground 
Brick ChurchLacrosse
BusickLamont
 Lawndale
CascadeLiberty Store
Centre 
College ParkMartinsville
Company MillsMojosin
CrystalMorehead
  
DanamoraPlain
DanvillePond
Dennysville 
 Rathbone
EllaRidgefield
Emerywood 
EulisSalem Junction
 Sanville
FernShaw's Mills
Four MileSouth Ashe
Freemans MillsSouth Greensboro
FriendlySummit
FurniturelandSumner
  
Gilmer's StoreTabernacle
Golden Gate 
GuilquarryWestend
 Westminister
HamtownWestminster

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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