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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lowry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lowry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lowry is located in Boone County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Lowry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowry:

  • Boone County     (The home county of Lowry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Boone
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Diamond City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Myrtle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Omaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lead Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Lead Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bergman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Keener ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaver ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaver is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Amos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Monarch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Peel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
    • Pyatt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Eros
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Price Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Bull Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Yellville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Flippin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton County
  • Searcy County
    • Pindall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Christian County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Garrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Garrison is located in Christian County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Saddlebrooke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
      • Saddlebrooke village
    • Chestnutridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spokane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County (MO)
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Ocie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Longrun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Theodosia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sundown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Pontiac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Isabella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Thornfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Foil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Stone County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Blue Eye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Indian Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coney Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Dollar City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
    • Lampe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kimberling City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Branson West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Marmaros
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeds Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
    • Cedarcreek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
    • Ridgedale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Protem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Melva ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirbyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Powersite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
    • Rueter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
    • Hollister
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kissee Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oasis ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Forsyth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Table Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowry, see our County-by-County Page for Lowry.

Cemeteries Near Lowry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowry.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lowry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lowry had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.

  • Boone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sycamore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Myrtle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mincy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mincy is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy
  • Cedarcreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
  • Omaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lead Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elixir ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oregon is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Protem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kirbyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Monarch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kissee Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shaver ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaver is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowry.

Newspapers Published in Lowry ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lowry:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Lowry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lowry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.