Holmes, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

40°25′06″N 123°56′26″W / 40.41833°N 123.94056°W / 40.41833; -123.94056

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Holmes

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Coordinates: 40°25′06″N 123°56′26″W / 40.41833°N 123.94056°W / 40.41833; -123.94056CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyHumboldt CountyElevation

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154 ft (47 m)

Holmes (formerly Holmes Camp, and also known as Holmes Flat) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.^[1] It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) north of Redcrest,^[2] at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Holmes from 1910 to 1965.^[2] Holmes was named for a lumber company executive.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holmes, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.