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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lowther Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lowther Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lowther Station, please Contact Us.
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 Lowther Station (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 Lowther Station. 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.
Name Variations for Lowther Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lowther Station: Lowther Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lowther Station is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Fillmore (MN) & Mower (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Lowther Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowther Station:
- Howard County (The home county of Lowther Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Vernon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Cresco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Protivin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Florenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Cerro Gordo County
- Rock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Alta Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- North Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jerico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Chickasaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Ionia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Fayette County
- Waucoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Colwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charles City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Rudd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Nora Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aureola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- McIntire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Little Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Meyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Osage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stacyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Toeterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saint Ansgar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Kendallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Spillville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bolan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ostrander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Granger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carimona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wykoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mower County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taopi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Johnsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Lyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Meadow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Varco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varco is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowther Station, see our County-by-County Page for Lowther Station.
Cemeteries Near Lowther Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowther Station.
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 Lowther Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowther Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brownville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Lowther Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lowther Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowther Station, with the one closest to Lowther Station listed first.
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Brownville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Alta Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McIntire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Lourdes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Davis Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Little Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowther Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowther Station.
Newspapers Published in Lowther Station ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowther Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowther Station, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowther Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lowther Station:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Chickasaw County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Mitchell County
- Winneshiek County
- Worth County
- Fillmore County
- Mower County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Lowther Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lowther Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |