Holcomb, Mississippi


Holcomb is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the community had a population of 600.
Holcomb has a post office with the ZIP Code of 38940.

History

The community was founded in 1901 on land that once was the home site of Choctaw Indian Chief Isaac Perry.

Geography

Holcomb is in western Grenada County, on the south side of the valley of the Yalobusha River. Mississippi Highways 7 and 8 pass through the community, together leading east east to Grenada, the county seat. The two highways split in Holcomb, with Highway 7 leading southwest to Greenwood and Highway 8 leading west to Ruleville. Mississippi Highway 35 passes through Holcomb as well, leading south to Carrollton and north to Charleston.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Holcomb CDP has an area of, all of it land.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Holcomb has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

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