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House Hollow

Ghost town · Shannon County, Missouri

Eminence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Eminence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

House Hollow is a ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri. It is one of 11 former communities in Shannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists House Hollow as a historical populated place on the Alley Spring topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.1809° N, 91.4285° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlley Spring
Elevation719 ft
Nearest living townEminence, MO
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID739893
Coordinates37.18088, -91.42847

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What's there now

House Hollow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eminence, MO (population 456), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 719 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is House Hollow?

House Hollow is in Shannon County, Missouri, at 37.1809, -91.4285.

How many ghost towns are in Shannon County?

Shannon County, Missouri has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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