Welcome to Low ...
So far, we found very little information about Low. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Low to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Low, please Contact Us.
Low would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Low, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Low, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Low is 4,590 feet [1,399 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Low is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Low was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Low and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The location where Low once stood is in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Low ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Low - they are located in Kentucky and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Low.
Communities near Low ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Low.
- Aragonite ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragonite
- Aragonite is located in Tooele County
- Aragonite has also been known as:
- Hastings Pass
- Delle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delle
- Delle is located in Tooele County
- Rowley Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Junction
- Rowley Junction is located in Tooele County
- Former names for Rowley Junction:
- Rowley
- Spring Valley
- Timpie
- Iosepa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Burmester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
- Burmester is located in Tooele County
- Grantsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
- Barro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
- Barro is located in Tooele County
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Low. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Low.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Low. 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 Low.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Low. See our Newspapers Page for Low.
Adding Low to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Low 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 Low was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Low.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Low, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Low - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |