Welcome to Stowe ...

Stowe is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stowe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Stowe is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Stowe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Stowe: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 8 communities that are also named Stowe - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stowe ...

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

• Reading
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Norristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Phoenixville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Wyomissing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Downingtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Souderton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Shillington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Collegeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Collegeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <4>
• Kutztown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <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 Stowe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stowe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stowe ...

Looking for more information about Stowe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stowe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stowe.

Adding Stowe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stowe 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 Stowe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stowe post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stowe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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