Welcome to Tug Hollow ...

Tug Hollow is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tug Hollow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Tug Hollow is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tug Hollow: 401

Websites for Tug Hollow ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Tug Hollow ...

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

• Warwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Coventry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• South Kingstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• Johnston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
• West Warwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
  • West Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
• North Kingstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Newport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Newport is located in Newport County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Westerly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Stonington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 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 Tug Hollow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tug Hollow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tug Hollow ...

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

Adding Tug Hollow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tug 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 Tug Hollow was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tug Hollow.