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Welcome to Hollow Springs ...

Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County<1>.

The location of Hollow Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Hollow Springs: Hollow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hollow Spngs. or Hollow Sprngs.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Hollow Springs had a population of 718 people.<3> (see below for details).

Hollow Springs is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hollow Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hollow Springs and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Hollow Springs ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
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    • Murfreesboro lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the northwest of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro<6>
  • McMinnville
  • Manchester
  • Woodbury
  • New Union
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    • New Union lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the south of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Morrison
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    • Morrison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the southeast of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison<6>
  • Wartrace
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    • Wartrace lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace<6>
  • Bell Buckle
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    • Bell Buckle lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle<6>
  • Auburntown
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    • Auburntown lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the north of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Centertown
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    • Centertown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the east of Hollow Springs.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
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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 Hollow Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hollow Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollow Springs ...

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

Adding Hollow Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollow Springs 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 Hollow Springs was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Hollow Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollow Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hollow Springs.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollow Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollow Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollow Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6731, Longitude: -86.1200       In this case, the coordinates for Hollow Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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