Do you know of South Lowell ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about South Lowell. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with South Lowell.<1>

Our sources for South Lowell (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of South Lowell other than they indicate that South Lowell would be found somewhere in Durham County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1853 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named South Lowell ...

We found two communities that share the name South Lowell.

Within North Carolina, the name South Lowell is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Walker County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of South Lowell [Walker County].
  • Massachusetts
    • Middlesex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of South Lowell [Middlesex County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for South Lowell ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about South Lowell:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for South Lowell - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for South Lowell.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 37/63300   (Place Name: South Lowell)

County: Durham     (FIPS State/County: 37/063)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, South Lowell) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Durham County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Durham County.