Bat Cave Hollow is a valley in eastern Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1]

The intermittent stream in Bat Cave Hollow[2] has headwaters at 36°42′36″N 91°17′13″W / 36.71000°N 91.28694°W / 36.71000; -91.28694 and its confluence with the Eleven Point River is at 36°40′59″N 91°11′50″W / 36.68306°N 91.19722°W / 36.68306; -91.19722.[1]

Bat Cave Hollow was named for Bat Cave which lies on the south bank of the stream[2] and hosted a bat colony.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bat Cave Hollow
  2. ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.