Welcome to Towner ...

Towner is located in Bradford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Towner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Towner is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Towner: (570)

Communities Also Named Towner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Towner - they are located in Colorado, New Mexico and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Towner ...

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

• Sayre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Owego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Athens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Towanda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
• South Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Wyalusing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <4>
• Wellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Monroe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Nichols
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <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 Towner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Towner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towner ...

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

Adding Towner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Towner post office opened in 1899.

We also found Towner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Towner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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