Welcome to Lowmansville ...

Lowmansville is primarily located in Johnson County<1>. A portion of Lowmansville extends into Lawrence County.

We aren't confident of the location of Lowmansville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowmansville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lowmansville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lowmansville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Lowmansville: (606)

The ZIP code for Lowmansville: 41232<4>

Communities near Lowmansville ...

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

• Paintsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <5>
• Prestonsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <5>
• Louisa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
• Fort Gay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Inez
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Kermit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Warfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Blaine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
• Charley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
  • Charley is located in Lawrence County
• Nippa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
  • Nippa is located in Johnson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowmansville ...

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

Adding Lowmansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowmansville 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 Lowmansville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lowmansville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowmansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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