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Welcome to Lowry ...

Lowry is located in Cameron Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Lowry is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Lowry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lowry: 337

Communities Also Named Lowry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lowry - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lowry ...

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

  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
  • Welsh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <3>
  • Lake Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gueydan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Morse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mermentau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hayes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bell City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Roanoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lacassine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowry ...

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

Adding Lowry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowry 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 Lowry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lowry post office opened in 1895. The Lowry post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowry - 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/