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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bell Hollow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bell Hollow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bell 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 Bell 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 Bell 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 Bell 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 Bell Hollow: Bell Holw. (or less commonly used: Bell Hlw. or Bell 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Bell Hollow is historic, it would have been located within present day Dickson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickson County: Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Bell Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell Hollow:
- Dickson County (The home county of Bell Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Vanleer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Stayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Slayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Bellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Bell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lockertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Ashland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Kingston Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pegram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Marrowbone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bearwallow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Linton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Bellevue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Wrigley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nunnelly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Primm Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Only
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- McEwen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Halls Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Pigeon Roost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Hurricane Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Louise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Dotsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Oak Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Wingate West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Stroudville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Flewellyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Cumberland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Todd County (KY)
- Guthrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Bell Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Bell Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell 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 Bell Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Story Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pentecost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13786 <4>
- Vanleer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (802 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Bell Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bell Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell Hollow, with the one closest to Bell Hollow listed first.
- Vanleer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Woods Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- McAllisters Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Bell 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Hollow, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Bell Hollow:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Todd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Bell 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |