Welcome to Holcombe ...
Holcombe is located in Chippewa County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Holcombe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Holcombe: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Holcombe: 54745<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)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Cadott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cornell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Estella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Gilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
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 (so far) 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.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holcombe.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Holcombe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Holcombe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Holcombe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Holcombe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holcombe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |