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Welcome to Shady Hollow ...

Shady Hollow is located in Hill Country.

Shady Hollow is located in Travis County<1>.

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

Shady Hollow is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shady Hollow: 512 & 737<3>

Communities Also Named Shady Hollow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shady Hollow - they are located in Florida and Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Hollow.

Communities near Shady Hollow ...

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

  • Austin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • San Marcos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
  • Buda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
  • Lakeway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bee Cave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dripping Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Lake Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Wimberley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • The Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 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 Shady Hollow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Hollow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Hollow ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Shady Hollow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Shady 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.