Welcome to Lowell ...
So far, we found very little information about Lowell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lowell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lowell, please Contact Us.
Lowell would have been located within present day Cochise County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
When the people of Lowell referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Lowellite<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lowell is 5,070 feet [1,545 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lowell is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lowell was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Lowell, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
The Area Code where Lowell was located: 520
Communities Also Named Lowell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Lowell - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lowell.
Communities near Lowell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lowell.
- Naco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naco
- Naco is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naco <5>
- Double Adobe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
- Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
- Palominas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
- Palominas is located in Cochise County
- Miracle Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
- Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
- McNeal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- McNeal is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <5>
- Hereford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Hereford is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <5>
- Nicksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
- Nicksville is located in Cochise County
- Pirtleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtleville
- Pirtleville is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pirtleville <5>
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Cochise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <5>
- Elfrida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfrida
- Elfrida is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elfrida <5>
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 Lowell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Lowell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowell. See our Newspapers Page for Lowell.
Adding Lowell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Lowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lowell post office opened in 1904.
We also found Lowell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lowell refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lowell may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |