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Welcome to Holmesburg ...Holmesburg is located in Philadelphia County<1>. The location of Holmesburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmesburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1803. Holmesburg is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Holmesburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near Holmesburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holmesburg.
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 Holmesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmesburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holmesburg. 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 Holmesburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmesburg. See our Newspapers Page for Holmesburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmesburg ...Looking for more information about Holmesburg? 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 Holmesburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holmesburg. Adding Holmesburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Holmesburg 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 Holmesburg was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803). We also found Holmesburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmesburg. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holmesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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