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Welcome to Cowansville ...

Cowansville is located in Armstrong County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Cowansville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Cowansville is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Cowansville: 16218<4>

Communities Also Named Cowansville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cowansville - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Cowansville ...

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

  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Vandergrift
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
    • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <5>
  • Kittanning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <5>
  • Leechburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saxonburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
    • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <5>
  • West Leechburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
    • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • West Kittanning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Chicora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Chicora is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowansville ...

Looking for more information about Cowansville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cowansville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cowansville.

Adding Cowansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowansville 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 Cowansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cowansville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Cowansville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowansville.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowansville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cowansville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cowansville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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