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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about House Hollow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added House Hollow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with House Hollow, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about House Hollow (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for House Hollow. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for House Hollow ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for House Hollow: House Holw. (or less commonly used: House Hlw. or House Hllw.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of House Hollow is historic, it would have been located within present day Shannon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near House Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to House Hollow:
- Shannon County (The home county of House Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Alley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Birch Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Akers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Montier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Gila
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Jadwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Bunker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Doss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Coulstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Mountain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Woodside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Fruit City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Corridon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corridon is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
- Reynolds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Ellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bee Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Greeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Redford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redford is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartshorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Eunice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hattie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Yukon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Raymondville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to House Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for House Hollow.
Cemeteries Near House Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of House Hollow.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for House Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for House Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Culpepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grassy Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rader Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Eminence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Grassy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Weese Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heaton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find House Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of House Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from House Hollow, with the one closest to House Hollow listed first.
- Alley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ink is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
- Round Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakside is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
- Birch Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartshorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Montier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Akers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Sinkin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sinkin is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
- Low Wassie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around House Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around House Hollow.
Newspapers Published in House Hollow ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around House Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of House Hollow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for House Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to House Hollow:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Shannon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Dent County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Reynolds County
- Texas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about House Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- House Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |