Welcome to Hollow ...
Hollow is located in Saint Louis County<1>.
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.<2>.
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Peters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<5> 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)
- 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.<5> 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster Groves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webster Groves
- From Hollow to Webster Groves
- 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.<5> 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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |