Roadside park in Mill Hollow adjacent to Missouri Route 5

Mill Hollow is a valley in northern Douglas County the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1]

The headwaters of the stream that occupies the hollow are at 37°01′28″N 92°38′26″W / 37.02444°N 92.64056°W / 37.02444; -92.64056 and the confluence with Bryant Creek is at 37°02′06″N 92°36′33″W / 37.03500°N 92.60917°W / 37.03500; -92.60917.[1] The stream in the valley is fed by a perennial spring with its source near the upper reaches of the valley. Missouri Route 5 runs parallel to the valley on the southeast side.[2][3] The valley is the location of Ava Roadside Park which lies adjacent to Route 5 five miles north of Ava.

Mill Hollow was named for a mill which once stood in the valley in the 1830s.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill Hollow
  2. ↑ Cedar Gap, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle USGS, 1951 (revised 1985)
  3. ↑ Mansfield, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle USGS, 1951 (revised 1985)
  4. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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