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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 Lowry City (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 Lowry City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.

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

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Lowry City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry City, with the one closest to Lowry City listed first.
    • Osceola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Johnson City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Roscoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gerster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Cobb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Appleton City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Collins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry City, with the one closest to Lowry City listed first.
    • Rockville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Mayesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton County
  • Cass County
  • Cedar County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry City, with the one closest to Lowry City listed first.
    • Brownington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Deepwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • La Due
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tightwad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Montrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Hartwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Maurine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Urich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry City, with the one closest to Lowry City listed first.
    • Quincy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Weaubleau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wheatland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Galmey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timbers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnson County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry City, with the one closest to Lowry City listed first.
    • Humansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Flemington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunnegan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry City, with the one closest to Lowry City listed first.
    • Schell City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Harwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lowry City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowry City.

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 Lowry City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lowry City had a population of 368 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lowry City had a population of 630 people.

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

  • Chalk Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Osceola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Mount Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Brownington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Deepwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Monegaw Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Iuka Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
  • Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Iconium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
  • Copeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Finey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Finey is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
    • Johnson City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Roscoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lowry City ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowry City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lowry City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lowry City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lowry City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Lowry City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lowry City:

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>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 Lowry City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lowry City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.