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Welcome to Hollowtown ...

Hollowtown is located in Highland County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Hollowtown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


The pronunciation of Hollowtown: HAH-loh-town<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollowtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Hollowtown is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hollowtown is within the (937) area code.

Communities near Hollowtown ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
  • Mount Orab
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
    • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <5>
  • Bethel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
  • Lynchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
  • New Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sardinia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
    • Sardinia is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <5>
  • Winchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollowtown ...

Looking for more information about Hollowtown? 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 Hollowtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hollowtown.

Adding Hollowtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollowtown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hollowtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hollowtown post office opened in 1861.

We also found Hollowtown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollowtown.

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Hollowtown. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollowtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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