Welcome to Holbrook ...

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

The location of Holbrook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Holbrook is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<4> 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

The telephone area code for Holbrook: (308)

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 (which had 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Arapahoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
  • Arapahoe is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <5>
• Beaver City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Beaver City is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver City <5>
• Bartley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
  • Bartley is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <5>
• Edison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <5>
• Wilsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <5>
• Hendley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
  • Hendley is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <5>
• Orafino
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orafino
  • Orafino is located in Frontier County
• Hollinger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
  • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
• Oxford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>

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 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.

We also found Holbrook on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holbrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/