Do you know of Holcomb Rock ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Holcomb Rock. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Holcomb Rock.<1>

Our sources for Holcomb Rock (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Holcomb Rock other than they indicate that Holcomb Rock would be found somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Holcomb Rock ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Holcomb Rock:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Holcomb Rock - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

The FIPS database contains an entry for Holcomb Rock.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/37720   (Place Name: Holcomb Rock)

County: Bedford     (FIPS State/County: 51/019)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Holcomb Rock) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Bedford County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bedford County.