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Welcome to Lowry ...

The town of Lowry is located in Walworth County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Lowry: LOW-ree<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lowry has a population of 6 people<4> (see below for details).

Lowry is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lowry (for example, toward Virginia), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Lowry: (605)

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowry, you might get a feel for its origin by knowing that their post office opened  in 1907 (and then closed  in 1972).

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lowry had an population of 6 people (or a decrease of 40% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lowry had a population of 6 people. This makes Lowry the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6 people, the population of Lowry decreased 40% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 10 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lowry.

Communities Also Named Lowry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lowry - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lowry ...

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

  • Sitka
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sitka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> to the northwest of Lowry.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,473 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sitka
  • Selby
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
    • Selby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<6> to the north of Lowry.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Selby
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selby<7>
  • Bowdle
  • Hoven
  • Java
  • Akaska
  • Tolstoy
  • Glenham
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
    • Glenham lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> to the northwest of Lowry.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Glenham
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenham<7>
  • Lebanon
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> to the southeast of Lowry.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lebanon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon<7>
  • Gettysburg
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
    • Gettysburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> to the south of Lowry.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Gettysburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg<7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowry ...

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

Adding Lowry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowry 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 that we've found for Lowry was the List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> From that list, the Lowry post office opened in 1907.

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Lowry.

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Walworth, 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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lowry. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lowry.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowry) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Lowry. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from LowryOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3155, Longitude: -99.9823       In this case, the coordinates for Lowry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

 

 

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