Hollowayville Illinois Map

About Hollowayville, Illinois

Hollowayville is a locality in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 283.7 people per km². Hollowayville is located at 41.3650°N, 89.2970°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hollowayville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61356.

Hollowayville occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the deliberate geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 23.6 miles west of Ottawa, IL (from Ottawa, IL: bearing 273°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-northwest of Peru. The earth here is heavy and dark, a fertile loam that dictates the slow, seasonal pulse of the landscape and anchors the spirit to the soil. A mile to the west, Negro Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the terrain, its banks lined with brush that catches the golden light of the late afternoon. Two miles distant, North Gypsum Pond offers a still, reflective surface that mirrors the vast Midwestern sky, while the distant, hazy silhouette of High Ridge marks the edge of the world against the clouds. Even the air feels distinct, carrying the scent of drying stalks and the crisp, clean draft that flows from the open plains toward the modest dwellings of Hollowayville.

Hollowayville emerged from the labor of early settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of this inland reach, establishing a rhythm of life defined by the harvest and the changing seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the land, an enduring cycle of planting and reaping that keeps the pace of daily existence measured and predictable. Residents often find respite in the quiet trails of White City Park, a two-mile retreat where the encroaching stillness of the countryside provides a necessary counterpoint to the demands of modern work. While the deeper depressions of Wolf Hollow lie four miles away, the immediate geography remains defined by the open, unassuming character of the fields that surround the settlement. Life here is marked by the simple persistence of the seasons, where the primary history is written in the steady, recurring growth of the crops and the enduring social bonds formed across the flat, expansive landscape.

About This Hollowayville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hollowayville, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.365035, -89.297032. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hollowayville includes the ZIP code (61356), telephone area code (815), county seat of Bureau County (Princeton), and school district assignment (Hall High School District 502).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.