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Welcome to Mowry ...

Mowry is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Mowry is located in Benewah County<1>.

Mowry is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mowry is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Mowry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mowry: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Mowry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mowry - they are located in Arizona, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mowry.

Communities near Mowry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mowry.

  • Saint Maries
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
    • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <5>
  • Tekoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
    • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <5>
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosalia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
    • Rosalia is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <5>
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakesdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Spangle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
    • Spangle is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <5>
  • Worley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Latah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
    • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <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 Mowry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mowry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mowry. 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 Mowry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mowry. See our Newspapers Page for Mowry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mowry ...

Looking for more information about Mowry? 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 Mowry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mowry.

Adding Mowry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mowry 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 Mowry was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mowry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Benewah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mowry - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Mowry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Mowry 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.