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Welcome to Bell Hollow ...

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.


Bell Hollow would have been located within present day Dickson County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bell Hollow is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bell Hollow was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Bell Hollow ...

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

  • 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
  • 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
  • Dickson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • White Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • McEwen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
  • 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
  • Charlotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell Hollow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.