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Welcome to Holman ...

Holman is located in Monongalia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Holman is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Holman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Holman: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Holman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Holman - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Holman ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Masontown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Mannington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holman ...

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

Adding Holman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holman 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 (so far) for Holman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holman post office opened in 1888. The Holman post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holman - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Holman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Holman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/