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Welcome to Deer Creek Hollow ...

Deer Creek Hollow is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Deer Creek Hollow: Deer Crk. Holw. (or less commonly used: Deer Ck. Holw. or Deer Cr. Holw.)

Deer Creek Hollow is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deer Creek Hollow: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Deer Creek Hollow ...

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

  • Lakeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plant City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Plant City is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plant City <4>
  • Temple Terrace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Auburndale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Zephyrhills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dade City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • San Antonio
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Leo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Creek Hollow ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Creek Hollow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Deer Creek Hollow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Deer Creek Hollow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.