Holmes (formerly Holmes Camp, and also known as Holmes Flat) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Humboldt County,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
.
It is located north of
Redcrest,
at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m).
A post office operated at Holmes from 1910 to 1965.
Holmes was named for a lumber company executive.
References
Unincorporated communities in Humboldt County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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