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Welcome to Cowlesville ...

Cowlesville is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowlesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Cowlesville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cowlesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cowlesville: 585

Communities Also Named Cowlesville ...

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

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

Communities near Cowlesville ...

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

  • Lackawanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • East Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
    • East Aurora is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <3>
  • Williamsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
  • Sloan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Sloan is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <3>
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowlesville ...

Looking for more information about Cowlesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cowlesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cowlesville.

Adding Cowlesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowlesville 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 for Cowlesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Cowlesville post office opened in 1831.

We also found Cowlesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowlesville.

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowlesville - 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>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.
<5>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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