Dark Hollow, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 38°53′20″N 86°32′22″W / 38.88889°N 86.53944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Lawrence |
| Township | Guthrie |
| Time zone | UTC5 (Eastern) |
Dark Hollow is a former unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]
Geography
Dark Hollow lay west of Oolitic, near Patton Hill.[2] It was in Indian Creek Township.[3] It was 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from Bedford.[4]
History
A post office was established at Dark Hollow in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[5] The community was named after the Dark Hollow Stone Company, which operated a quarry in a shady hollow.[6][7][8]
Stone from the Dark Hollow quarry, which was founded in 1877, was used for the Indiana State House. A spur line of the Monon Railroad ran to the community.[2]
Dark Hollow was listed as a town or hamlet, alongside more than 40 other Lawrence County communities, in the History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana (1914).[9] Its population was small, being 8 residents in 1900.[10]
By the 1990s, Dark Hollow was considered an abandoned town.[3]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dark Hollow, Indiana
- ^ a b Buher, Becky (2018). "Limestone Runs Deep in Lawrence County History". lawrencecountyhistory.org. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
just over the hill, the Dark Hollow community was once located. It was named for the Dark Hollow Stone Company, which operated a quarry in a shady hollow. Col. A. C. Voris, S. B. Voris, Davis Harrison and R. Rogers incorporated the Dark Hollow Quarry Company in 1877. The Monon Railroad ran a spur line to it from their Bloomington & Bedford line. The company provided stone for the Indiana State House.
- ^ a b Parsons, Claude (October 31, 1997). "Abandoned Towns". Bedford Times-Mail. Bedford, IN.
- ^ Sulzer, Elmer Griffith (1959). Indiana's Abandoned Railroads. Council for Local History. p. 28.
- ^ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for a quarry of the same name...between two large hills and in a natural hollow.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 513.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 200.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 231.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. 1900. p. 134.
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