Welcome to Towner ...
Towner is located in Kiowa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Towner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Towner is 3,920 feet [1,195 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Towner is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Towner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Towner is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Towner: 719
Communities Also Named Towner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Towner - they are located in New Mexico, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Towner.
Communities near Towner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Towner.
- Tribune
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Greeley County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <4>
- Sheridan Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
- Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <4>
- Horace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Water Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
- Chivington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
- Chivington is located in Kiowa County
- Hartman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hartman is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <4>
- Arapahoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Arapahoe is located in Cheyenne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <4>
- Cheyenne Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
- Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <4>
- Holly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Holly is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Towner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Towner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Towner. 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 Towner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Towner. See our Newspapers Page for Towner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towner ...
Looking for more information about Towner? 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 Towner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Towner.
Adding Towner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Towner 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 Towner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Towner post office opened in 1888.
We also found Towner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Towner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Kiowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Towner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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/ |