Do you know of Lowe ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lowe. 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 Lowe.<1>
Our sources for Lowe (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 Lowe other than they indicate that Lowe would be found somewhere in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1871 and closed in 1939.
Communities Also Named Lowe ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Lowe.
There are two communities within Kansas that are also named Lowe.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lowe [Elk County].
- Finney County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lowe [Finney County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lowe [Madison County].
- Colorado
- Weld County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lowe [Weld County].
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Lowe [Sussex County].
- Georgia
- Macon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lowe [Macon County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lowe [Pike County].
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lowe [Robeson County].
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lowe [Rutherford County].
- Texas
- Mitchell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lowe [Mitchell County].
- Upshur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lowe [Upshur County].
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lowe [Mercer County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lowe ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lowe:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lowe - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Chautauqua County ...
Can you help?
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 Chautauqua County.
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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lowe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |