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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lowville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lowville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lowville is located in Murray County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Murray County: Cottonwood, Lyon, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood & Rock.

Below are the counties that are near Lowville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowville:

  • Murray County     (The home county of Lowville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Hadley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hadley is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Lake Wilson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Slayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Currie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chandler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • The Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakes is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
    • Iona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Avoca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Avoca is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Dovray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dovray is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Fulda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Westbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Storden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Tyler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <1>
    • Lake Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Balaton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Garvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Tracy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Russell is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Amiret
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
    • Lynd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ghent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Nobles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Leota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Leota is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
    • Wilmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lismore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lismore is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Kinbrae
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Reading
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Reading is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Adrian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pipestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ruthton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holland is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Hatfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Edgerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Trosky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipestone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ihlen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Airlie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Airlie is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jasper is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Redwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Revere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
    • Kenneth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenneth is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Hardwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Moody County (SD)
    • Ward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ward is located in Moody County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowville, see our County-by-County Page for Lowville.

Cemeteries Near Lowville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lowville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.

  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ellsborough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Modum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Skandia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Slayton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Sarah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Restland Memory Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Currie Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <2>
    • Chandler Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lowville had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.

  • Hadley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hadley is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Lake Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Current Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Current Lake is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
  • Slayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Currie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chandler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Balaton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Iona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Garvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garvin is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Woodstock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Avoca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Ruthton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Burchard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burchard is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
    • Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Tracy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowville.

Newspapers Published in Lowville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lowville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.