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History · Holcomb

Holcomb’s post office opened in 1882, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Holcomb began

When was Holcomb founded?

1882

The Holcomb post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1891.

2020 census: 642144 years
Founding year: the first Holcomb post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1891.The full story ↓

What stands out about Holcomb’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Holcomb are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Holcomb’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holcomb’s history is told.

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The story

How Holcomb came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Holcomb.

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A post office called Holcomb has been in operation since 1882. The community has the name of Lewis Holcomb, a county sheriff.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Holcomb, decade by decade

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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Holcomb’s post office has been open since 1882.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Pine City
1cemetery inside Holcomb
Pine City

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Holcomb’s history

What year was Holcomb founded?

The Holcomb post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1891.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.