Welcome to Dowling ...

Dowling is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dowling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Dowling is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dowling ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dowling - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Michigan, Ontario, South Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dowling.

Communities near Dowling ...

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

• Toledo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
• Bowling Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
• Perrysburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <3>
• Oregon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
• Sylvania
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <3>
• Maumee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <3>
• Rossford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <3>
• Waterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <3>
• Northwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>
• Whitehouse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <3>

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 Dowling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dowling.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dowling. 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 Dowling.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dowling ...

Looking for more information about Dowling? 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 Dowling, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dowling.

Adding Dowling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dowling 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 Dowling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dowling post office opened in 1883.

We also found Dowling in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dowling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/