Holmes, Pennsylvania

Holmes, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Holmes Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°54′15″N 75°18′31″W / 39.90417°N 75.30861°W / 39.90417; -75.30861Coordinates: 39°54′15″N 75°18′31″W / 39.90417°N 75.30861°W / 39.90417; -75.30861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Township	Ridley
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19043
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1177231^[1]

Holmes is an unincorporated community in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at 39°54′15″N 75°18′31″W / 39.90417°N 75.30861°W / 39.90417; -75.30861 (39.9042791, -75.3085204).^[1]

History

The town was named for Richard Holmes a farmer whose family lived in Holmes for almost 100 years. The family's homestead stood where the MacDade Mall stands today.

References

1 2 "Holmes, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Media

City	Chester

Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon

Townships	Aston Bethel Chadds Ford Chester Concord Darby Edgmont Haverford Lower Chichester Marple Middletown Nether Providence Newtown Radnor Ridley Springfield Thornbury Tinicum Upper Chichester Upper Darby Upper Providence

CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Cheyney University‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Village Green-Green Ridge Woodlyn

Unincorporated communities	Beaver Valley‡ Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Rosemont‡ Secane South Media St. Davids Strafford‡ Thornton Villanova‡ Wallingford Wawa Wayne‡ Wyola

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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