Welcome to West Lowville ...

West Lowville is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of West Lowville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Lowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Lowville: W. Lowville

West Lowville is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Lowville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for West Lowville: (315)

Communities near West Lowville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Lowville.

• Lowville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
• Carthage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Black River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Copenhagen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <4>
• Port Leyden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Leyden
  • Port Leyden is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Leyden <4>
• Croghan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
  • Croghan is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <4>
• Lyons Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Falls
  • Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons Falls <4>
• Castorland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
  • Castorland is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <4>
• Deferiet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
  • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Lowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lowville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Lowville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Lowville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Lowville. See our Newspapers Page for West Lowville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lowville ...

Looking for more information about West Lowville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Lowville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Lowville.

Adding West Lowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Lowville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Lowville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Lowville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Lowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/