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Welcome to Lowerre ...

Lowerre is located in Westchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowerre, 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.

Lowerre is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Lowerre ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lowerre, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lowerre ...

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

  • New York
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Newark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Paterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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    • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • New Rochelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Passaic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowerre ...

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

Adding Lowerre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowerre.

Footnotes ...

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