Joan, A holler is the hollowing out between the hills--a trough. Usually there's not much room for too much between them. Most I ever lived on was mainly a creek and a little flat area and then the hillsides. By the way, where I am from, they well earned the name holler. We could literally stand at one end and yell so that it echoed down the creek...thus, holler. Diana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USGenWeb County Coordinator for: VA Roanoke Co., Roanoke City, and Salem City at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~varoanok/index.html Roanoke Co., VA Mailing List at: VAROANOK-L@rootsweb.com USGenWEB County Coordinator for: Wood Co., WV at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwood/indexa.htm *****NEW!!! WVWOOD-L@ROOTSWEB.COM ~~~~NEW MAILING LIST OWNER FOR: KINZER-L@ROOTSWEB.COM PROUD ROOTSWEB SPONSOR.... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ AMERICAN BY BIRTH, @ @DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS@ @ BY THE GRACE of GOD...dkh @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -----Original Message----- From: JRose10700@aol.com <JRose10700@aol.com> To: SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com <SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 11:30 PM Subject: Re: Hollars & Valley of Scott Co, VA >Please define "hollow" for me. Is it like a valley only smaller, more like a >trough between hills? >And I always thought spelling for the mispronunciation was "holler." >Like in a whoop and a holler. >love >joan > > >==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >#2 A large database of SURNAMES and the researcher's email address can be found at >http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/quarrybank/194/swabc.htm >You may have your SURNAMES included by posting them and your address to the >LIST and NOT to the sysop/owner. >