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Welcome to Sleepy Hollow ...

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

Sleepy Hollow is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for Sleepy Hollow: 540 & 826<2>

Communities Also Named Sleepy Hollow ...

While we believe that this Sleepy Hollow is located in , we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Sleepy Hollow. Those communities are located in the following : Campbell, Fairfax and Montgomery County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 22 communities that are also named Sleepy Hollow - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New York, Saskatchewan, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sleepy Hollow ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fincastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laymantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
  • Montgomery Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleepy Hollow ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sleepy Hollow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Sleepy Hollow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sleepy Hollow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.