Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Holmes (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Holmes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Holmes is located in Delaware County .
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County : New Castle (DE) , Gloucester (NJ) , Chester , Montgomery & Philadelphia .
Below are the counties that are near Holmes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holmes:
Delaware County (The home county of Holmes)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Glenolden (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Clifton Heights (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Springfield (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Aldan (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Aldan is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
Collingdale (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Morton (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Prospect Park (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Folcroft (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
Folsom (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Ridley Park (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Rutledge (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Rutledge is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
Allegheny County
Overbrook (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Chestnut Wood Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
County Line (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Warminster Heights (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Johnsville (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Casey Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Churchville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Croydon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Ivyland (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Warrington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Hartsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Hartsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Hulmeville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Whitehorse (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Berwyn (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Devon (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Leopard (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Strafford (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Green Lane Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Duffryn Mawr (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Tree (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Paoli (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Chesterbrook (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
General Warren Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Coventry Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Coventry Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village Indiana County
Ernest (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Penn Wynne (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne Ardmore (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Narberth (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Bryn Mawr (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Bala - Cynwyd (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Cynwyd (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd West Manayunk (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Gulph Mills (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Rampart Ridge (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge West Conshohocken (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Colonial Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village Conshohocken (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Bartram Village (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Southwest Center City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City University City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Queen Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village Philadelphia (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Old City (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Manayunk (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Roxborough (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Germantown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Upsal (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Wayne Junction (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Allen Lane (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Analine Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village White Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Carpenter (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Claymont Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Arden (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
Ardencroft (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Holly Oak (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Windy Bush (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Cecil County (MD)
Appleton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Cinnaminson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Maple Shade (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Riverton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Greentree Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Ramblewood (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Marlton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Riverside (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Heritage Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Beverly (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Willingboro (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Oakwood Lakes (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes Burlington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Gloucester City (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Brooklawn (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Camden (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Morgan Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Ablett Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Wood - Lynne (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Glendora (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Pennsauken (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Westmont (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Cherry Hill (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Delair (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Delair is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair Blackwood (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cumberland County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Beals Mill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill Seabrook Farms (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms West Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village Pleasantville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Rosenhayn (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Gibbstown (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Red Bank (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Bridgeport (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cooper (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Thorofare (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Mickleton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton North Woodbury (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Parkville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Woodbury (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Beckett (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Mantua (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Oak Valley (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Auburn (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Carneys Point (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Whig Lane (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Portertown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Pennsville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Riddleton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Acton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Pointers (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Aldine (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine Alloway (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Penton (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Penton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton Shirley (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holmes, see our County-by-County Page for Holmes .
Cemeteries Near Holmes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holmes.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Holmes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holmes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Eastlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Har Zion Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Mt. Jacob Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Mt. Sharon Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Mt. Lawn Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery The Mt. Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
Montlawn Cemetery Mountlawn Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45506 <2>
Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting House Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185360 <2>
Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238321 <2>
Darby Friends Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Friends Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
Darby Friends Burial Ground Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <2>
Eden Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
Eden Memorial Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44744 <2>
Holy Cross Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Arlington Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Continue List (399 more) ...
Springfield Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Ohev Sholom Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Chester Rural Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holmes had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
Glenolden (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Llanwellyn (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Llanwellyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanwellyn Secane (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Folsom (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Ridley Park (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Moore (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Moore is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
Folcroft (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Collingdale (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Clifton Heights (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Primos (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Primos is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primos Morton (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Continue List (14 more) ...
Rutledge (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Rutledge is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
Wallingford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Fairview (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Fairview is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holmes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holmes .
Newspapers Published in Holmes ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holmes, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Holmes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holmes:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Delaware County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Bucks County Chester County Indiana County Montgomery County Philadelphia County New Castle County Cecil County Burlington County Camden County Cumberland County Gloucester County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holmes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Delaware County: https://delcopa.gov/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holmes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holmes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.