Welcome to Hollow ...

Hollow is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Hollow is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hollow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hollow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hollow - they are located in Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hollow ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Saint Peters
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
• Chesterfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Wentzville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
• Ballwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• Kirkwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Webster Groves
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
• Creve Coeur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollow ...

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

Adding Hollow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollow 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 Hollow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hollow post office opened in 1884.

We also found Hollow in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/