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'''Holcomb''' is a city in north-central [[Dunklin County, Missouri|Dunklin County]], [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 635 at the 2010 census.
==History==
Holcomb derives its name from Holcomb Township, in which it lies, and which in turn was named for Lewis Holcomb, Dunklin County's first sheriff.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html</ref> The first settlement in the area was laid out around 1870, though a post office with the Holcomb name was not established until 1886. It steadily grew after the clearing of the nearby swampland, and has maintained a more or less stable population since the mid-20th century.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA376#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>
==Geography==
Holcomb is located along Missouri State Highway 25 in north-central Dunklin County, about eleven miles north of [[Kennett, Missouri|Kennett]] and four miles southwest of [[Clarkton, Missouri|Clarkton]]. Its exact coordinates are 36°24’10”N 90°01’23”W.
The city lies on the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, a few miles east of the St. Francis River. It has a total land area of 0.58 square miles, and an average elevation of 279 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]
==History==
Holcomb derives its name from Holcomb Township, in which it lies, and which in turn was named for Lewis Holcomb, Dunklin County's first sheriff.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html</ref> The first settlement in the area was laid out around 1870, though a post office with the Holcomb name was not established until 1886. It steadily grew after the clearing of the nearby swampland, and has maintained a more or less stable population since the mid-20th century.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA376#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>
==Geography==
Holcomb is located along Missouri State Highway 25 in north-central Dunklin County, about eleven miles north of [[Kennett, Missouri|Kennett]] and four miles southwest of [[Clarkton, Missouri|Clarkton]]. Its exact coordinates are 36°24’10”N 90°01’23”W.
The city lies on the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, a few miles east of the St. Francis River. It has a total land area of 0.58 square miles, and an average elevation of 279 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]