Welcome to Cowling ...

Cowling is located in Wabash County<1>.

The location of Cowling has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Cowling: KOWL-ing<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Cowling is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cowling lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cowling (for example, toward Spurgeon (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Cowling: (618)

Communities near Cowling ...

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

• Mount Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
• Albion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Grayville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <5>
• Owensville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
• Poseyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <5>
• West Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• New Harmony
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <5>
• Crossville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
• Cynthiana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Cynthiana is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <5>
• Allendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <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 Cowling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowling ...

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

Adding Cowling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowling 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 Cowling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cowling post office opened in 1876.

We also found Cowling on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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