Welcome to West Fowler ...

West Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of West Fowler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Fowler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Fowler: W. Fowler

West Fowler is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Fowler lies within the (315) area code.

Communities near West Fowler ...

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

• Gouverneur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Philadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Theresa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Harrisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Edwards
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
• Hermon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Richville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Deferiet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
  • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <4>
• Hammond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fowler ...

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

Adding West Fowler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Fowler 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 West Fowler was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Fowler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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