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Do you know of Gower ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Gower. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Gower.<1>

Our sources for Gower (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Gower other than they indicate that Gower would be found somewhere in DuPage County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1870 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Gower ...

We found two communities that share the name Gower.

Within Illinois, the name Gower is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Gower [Clinton County].
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Gower [Wayne County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Gower ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gower:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gower - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  DuPage County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in DuPage County.

Americana VillageLiberty Park
Arboretum VillagesLincoln Hills
ArrowheadLisle Station
AtriumLong Meadow
 Lorraine Park
Beau Bien 
Belmont RoadMaplebrook
Benedale GreenMarion Hills
Blackhawk HeightsMcQueen
BonaparteMeacham
BrandywineThe Meadows
Briarbrook VillageMedinah on the Lake
BriarcliffeMohawk
Brook ForestMoser Highlands
Brookeridge 
Brush HillNordic Park
Bryn MawrNorth Wayne
Butterfield WestNorth Woods
Butterfield 
 Oak Meadows
CassOakdale Woods
ChambordOakwood
Colony ParkOld Farm
Country LakeOlympic Terrace
The Covered BridgesOrleans Terrace
Craig PlaceOwens Siding
Cress Creek 
 Picadilly Terrace
DanbyPleasant Hill
Downers FairviewPoint West
 Prairie Green
East GroveProspect Park
El Sierra 
Emerald GreenRegency Grove
 Regency Terrace
Fair OaksRidgemoor
Farmingdale SouthRose Hill
Farmingdale Terrace 
Farmingdale VillageSagone
FarmingdaleSaint Regis
FarmstedSalt Creek
Four LakesSay Brook
Fox Valley EastScot Plains
Fox ValleySherwood Forest
 Somerset
Gary GardensSpring Lake
Ginger CreekSteeple Run
Glen Ellyn CountrysideStratford Hills
Glen Ellyn WoodsSummerlakes
Glen Hill 
Glenbard SouthThornwilde
Golfview HillsTimber Ridge
GrangerTri-state Village
Green ValleyTristate Village
GreggsTurner
  
High LakeVillage Square
Highlands 
HinswoodWest DuPage Park
HuntingtonWest Dupage
 West Hinsdale
Indian HillWestlake
International VillageWestmore
 Weston
JunctionWestwood
 Wheatland
KinneWheaton Center
KnottinghamWilloway
 Winston Hills
Lake in the Woods 
LangdonYorkshire Woods

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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