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Welcome to Holbrook ...

The village of Holbrook is located in Furnas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holbrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holbrook has a population of 194 people<2> (see below for details).

Holbrook is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Holbrook is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Holbrook: 308

The ZIP code for Holbrook: 68948<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holbrook had an population of 194 people. This is a decrease of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holbrook had a population of 207 people. This makes Holbrook the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Holbrook represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 333rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 207 people, the population of Holbrook decreased 8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 225 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Holbrook.

Communities Also Named Holbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Holbrook - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Holbrook ...

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

  • Cambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arapahoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Edison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hendley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orafino
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orafino is located in Frontier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orafino
  • Hollinger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
  • Oxford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Holbrook.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holbrook ...

Looking for more information about Holbrook? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Holbrook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holbrook.

Adding Holbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holbrook 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 Holbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Holbrook post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Furnas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Holbrook.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holbrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Holbrook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holbrook or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/