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Welcome to Gowdy ...

Gowdy is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gowdy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gowdy is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gowdy: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Gowdy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gowdy - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Gowdy ...

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

  • Lee's Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Raytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Belton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Raymore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grain Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Harrisonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Gowdy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gowdy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gowdy ...

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

Adding Gowdy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gowdy 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 Gowdy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gowdy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gowdy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Gowdy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Gowdy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.