Welcome to Bear Hollow ...

Bear Hollow is located in Highlands County<1>.

The location of Bear Hollow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Bear Hollow: Bear Holw. (or less commonly used: Bear Hlw. or Bear Hllw.)

Bear Hollow is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bear Hollow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bear Hollow is within the boundaries of the (863) area code.

Communities near Bear Hollow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Hollow.

• Lake Placid
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Archbold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Highlands County
• Placid Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
• Sylvan Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
• Venus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Venus is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <4>
• Lorida
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <4>
• De Soto City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
• Lakeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
• Palmdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <4>
• Sebring
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bear Hollow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Hollow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Hollow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Hollow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Hollow. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Hollow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Hollow ...

Looking for more information about Bear Hollow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bear Hollow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Hollow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Highlands County: www.hcbcc.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/