Welcome to Cowell ...

Cowell is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

Cowell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cowell: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Cowell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cowell, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cowell - they are located in Arkansas and California.

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

Communities near Cowell ...

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

• Frederick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Thurmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Charles Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Boonsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Smithsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <5>
• Lovettsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowell ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/