Welcome to Cowan ...

Cowan is located in Fleming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Cowan is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cowan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cowan is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Cowan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Cowan - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Manitoba, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cowan ...

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

• Maysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Aberdeen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Owingsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Sharpsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Mount Olivet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olivet
  • Mount Olivet is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olivet <4>
• Germantown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Bracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

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 Cowan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowan ...

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

Adding Cowan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cowan post office opened in 1872.

We also found Cowan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/