Staples Hollow is a valley in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The upper reaches of the valley lie just east of U.S. Route 61 north of Bloomsdale at 38°02′29″N 90°12′44″W / 38.04139°N 90.21222°W / 38.04139; -90.21222 and the valley stream flows northeast to enter the Mississippi River floodplain at Clement where it joins Establishment Creek at 38°03′28″N 90°09′59″W / 38.05778°N 90.16639°W / 38.05778; -90.16639.[1][2]

Staples Hollow has the name of the Staples family of settlers.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Staples Hollow
  2. ^ Bloomsdale, MO.-IL. 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1970
  3. ^ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.