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Welcome to Lowville ...

Lowville is located in Murray County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Lowville

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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Lowville is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lowville: 507 & 924<4>

Communities Also Named Lowville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lowville - they are located in New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lowville ...

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

  • Tracy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Slayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Edgerton is located in Pipestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <5>
  • Tyler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <5>
  • Balaton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
    • Balaton is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <5>
  • Russell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Chandler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Chandler is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Lake Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
    • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Ruthton
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Lowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowville ...

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

Adding Lowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lowville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lowville post office opened in 1874.

We also found Lowville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowville.

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

The official website for Murray County: www.murray-countymn.com/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Murray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Lowville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Lowville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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