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Welcome to Sleepy Hollow ...

Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

Sleepy Hollow is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sleepy Hollow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Sleepy Hollow - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New York, Saskatchewan, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sleepy Hollow.

Communities near Sleepy Hollow ...

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

  • Columbus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Edinburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
  • Westport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Morristown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairland
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Sleepy Hollow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sleepy Hollow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleepy Hollow ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sleepy Hollow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.