Welcome to Lowville ...
Lowville is located in Columbia County<1>.
The location of 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 Lowville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Lowville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lowville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Lowville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lowville - they are located in Minnesota, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lowville.
Communities near Lowville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lowville.
- Sun Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Waunakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - DeForest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Portage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Poynette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pardeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
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 Lowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Lowville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowville. See our Newspapers Page for Lowville.
Adding Lowville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lowville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lowville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Lowville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |