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Welcome to Cowan ...

Cowan is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Cowan is located in Christian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Cowan is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cowan: 417

Communities Also Named Cowan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Cowan - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Montana, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cowan ...

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

  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nixa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
  • Ozark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Republic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Battlefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clever
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Strafford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
  • Highlandville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowan ...

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

Adding Cowan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowan 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 (so far) for Cowan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cowan post office opened in 1900. The Cowan post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowan.

Footnotes ...

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