Welcome to Holcombe ...
Holcombe is located in Chippewa County<1>.
The location of Holcombe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holcombe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Holcombe is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Holcombe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Holcombe: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Holcombe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Holcombe - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holcombe.
Communities near Holcombe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holcombe.
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Cadott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Cornell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Gilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Tony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Holcombe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holcombe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holcombe. 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 Holcombe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holcombe. See our Newspapers Page for Holcombe.
Adding Holcombe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holcombe 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 Holcombe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Holcombe post office opened in 1902.
We also found Holcombe on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holcombe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holcombe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holcombe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |