Holcomb, MS

Holcomb is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 568 residents. Holcomb is part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community was founded in 1901 on land that once was the home site of Choctaw Indian Chief Isaac Perry. Holcomb makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Holcomb is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Holcomb is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. 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 10 miles east to Grenada, the county seat.