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Welcome to Advent Hollow ...

So far, we found very little information about Advent Hollow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Advent Hollow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Advent Hollow, please Contact Us.


Advent Hollow would have been located within present day Latah County<2>.


The location of Advent Hollow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Advent Hollow is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Advent Hollow is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Advent Hollow was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Advent Hollow still existed, it would have been in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes.

Communities near Advent Hollow ...

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

  • Pullman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Pullman is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <6>
  • Moscow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
  • Colfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
  • Palouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
    • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <6>
  • Genesee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <6>
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Potlatch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Albion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
  • Colton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <6>

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 Advent Hollow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Advent Hollow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Advent 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 Advent Hollow.

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

The official website for Latah County: www.latah.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Advent Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Advent Hollow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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