Welcome to South Lowell ...

South Lowell is located in Walker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Lowell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for South Lowell: S. Lowell

South Lowell is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for South Lowell: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named South Lowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Lowell - they are located in Massachusetts and North Carolina.

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

Communities near South Lowell ...

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

• Jasper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Sumiton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
  • Sumiton is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
  • Former names for Sumiton:
  • Commercial
  • Democrat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <5>
• Dora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
• Carbon Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <5>
• Cordova
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Cordova is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <5>
• Double Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Double Springs is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <5>
• Parrish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
• Oakman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
  • Oakman is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Former names for Oakman:
  • Day's Gap
  • Marietta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
• Lynn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
• Sipsey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
  • Sipsey is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 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 South Lowell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Lowell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Lowell ...

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

Adding South Lowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Lowell 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 South Lowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Lowell post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Lowell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

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