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Welcome to Wales Hollow ...

Wales Hollow is located in Erie County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wales Hollow for more information about variations on the name of Wales Hollow.

Wales Hollow is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wales Hollow: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Wales Hollow ...

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

  • Lackawanna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • East Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Williamsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Springville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sloan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sloan is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wales Hollow ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wales 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Wales Hollow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Wales 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.