Welcome to Cowell ...
Cowell is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Cowell is located in Newton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Cowell is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cowell is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Cowell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cowell: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Cowell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cowell - they are located in California and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cowell.
Communities near Cowell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cowell.
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
- Mount Judea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Parthenon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
- Parthenon is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <5>
- Swain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Vendor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Mossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Hasty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Witt's Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy 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 Cowell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cowell. 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 Cowell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowell. See our Newspapers Page for Cowell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowell ...
Looking for more information about Cowell? 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 Cowell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cowell.
Adding Cowell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cowell 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 Cowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Cowell post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Cowell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Cowell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |