Welcome to Lowrey ...

Lowrey is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowrey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Lowrey is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lowrey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Lowrey: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Lowrey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lowrey - they are located in California and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Lowrey ...

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

• Tahlequah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <5>
• Salina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <5>
• Locust Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• West Siloam Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Siloam Springs
  • West Siloam Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Siloam Springs <5>
• Colcord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
  • Colcord is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <5>
• Kansas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Hulbert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulbert <5>
• Watts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Watts is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <5>
• Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <5>
• Scraper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
  • Scraper is located in Cherokee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowrey ...

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

Adding Lowrey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowrey 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 Lowrey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lowrey post office opened in 1903.

We also found Lowrey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowrey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/