Welcome to Holder ...

Holder is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Holder is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holder, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Holder is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Holder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Holder - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Holder ...

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

• Brownwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
• Early
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <4>
• Bangs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
• Cross Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Rising Star
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
  • Rising Star is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <4>
• Blanket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket
  • Blanket is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanket <4>
• Lake Brownwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
• May
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
• Cross Cut
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
• Fry ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Fry is located in Brown County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holder. See our Newspapers Page for Holder.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holder ...

Looking for more information about Holder? 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 Holder, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holder.

Adding Holder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holder in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Holder was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Holder in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Holder post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/