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Welcome to West Fowler ...

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

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Fowler: 315 & 680<3>

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)
  • Philadelphia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Theresa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Antwerp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Hermon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Richville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deferiet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • 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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Fowler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the West Fowler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the West Fowler area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.