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Welcome to Fowlersville ...

Fowlersville is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fowlersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Fowlersville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Fowlersville: (570)

Communities Also Named Fowlersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fowlersville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Fowlersville ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bloomsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nanticoke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
  • Shenandoah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Hazleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Mahanoy City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Frackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fowlersville ...

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

Adding Fowlersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fowlersville 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 Fowlersville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Fowlersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fowlersville.

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fowlersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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