Description
Holmes Creek is located flows SE from Holmes Pass to Clear River, 4 mi. W of Whiteface Mtn. and 32 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 3.5 miles long.
History
Named in 1931 by Marshall (1956, p. 72), for "the great jurist, whom we both admired so much, and who was celebrating his ninetieth birthday at about that time." Marshall was referring to Justic Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1841-1935.