Why visit Holcomb
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails and 5 places to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 93°F; January lows average 17°F.
Weather in Holcomb
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Holcomb
Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,245. It is located south of Highway 50.
From the Wikipedia article Holcomb, Kansas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes5
Churches and places of worship1
History
Holcomb took its name from a local hog farmer. The city was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The first post office in Holcomb was established in December 1909.
Holcomb was the site of the Clutter family murders in 1959. Two ex-convicts, Richard Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, were convicted of the killings. The murders were the basis for the 1966 book In Cold Blood, the 1967 movie In Cold Blood, the 1996 TV miniseries adaptation, the 2005 movie Capote, and the 2006 film Infamous.
From the History section of Holcomb, Kansas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of Holcomb
18 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 17°F | 0.5 in | 3.4 in |
| Feb | 49°F | 20°F | 0.6 in | 3.3 in |
| Mar | 59°F | 28°F | 1.1 in | 3.2 in |
| Apr | 68°F | 37°F | 1.6 in | 1.1 in |
| May | 78°F | 49°F | 2.8 in | 0.1 in |
| Jun | 89°F | 60°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 2.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 84°F | 54°F | 1.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 71°F | 40°F | 1.3 in | 0.8 in |
| Nov | 57°F | 27°F | 0.5 in | 1.0 in |
| Dec | 47°F | 18°F | 0.7 in | 2.7 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Garden City Exp Stn (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Finney County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2024-09-24: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2023-10-26: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-06-16: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Snowstorm)
- 2009-06-25: Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 miles away.
- Garden City 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Deerfield 8 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Lakin 15 mi west, about 24 min by car
- Ingalls 31 mi east, about 51 min by car
- Ulysses 34 mi southwest, about 55 min by car
- Scott City 34 mi north, about 55 min by car
- Sublette 36 mi south, about 57 min by car
- Cimarron 37 mi east, about 1 h by car
- Satanta 38 mi south, about 1 h by car
- Dodge City 55 mi east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Holcomb Kansas water treatment tower 20260819, Jstuby, CC0
- ISS051-E-45644 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-85718 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS018-E-28569 - View of Oklahoma, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS051-E-45643 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-86142 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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