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Welcome to McDowell ...

McDowell is located in Sumter County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of McDowell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McDowell is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McDowell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for McDowell: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named McDowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McDowell - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McDowell ...

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

  • Demopolis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
  • Linden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Epes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Boligee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Faunsdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
    • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <5>
  • Aigleville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aigleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
    • Aigleville is located in Marengo County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDowell ...

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

Adding McDowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McDowell 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 McDowell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found McDowell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDowell.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, 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 McDowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<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.









 

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