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Welcome to Cowan ...

Cowan is located in Fleming County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cowan: 606

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)
  • Flemingsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carlisle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Owingsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Washington is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Millersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharpsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Mount Olivet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Germantown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Germantown is located in Bracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • 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 (so far) for Cowan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cowan post office opened in 1872. The Cowan post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fleming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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