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Welcome to Flowell ...

Flowell is located in Millard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Flowell is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Flowell is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Flowell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Flowell: 435

Communities near Flowell ...

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

  • Fillmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kanosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Holden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holden is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Former names for Holden:
    • Cedar Springs
    • Fort Buttermilk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <3>
  • Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Meadow is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Hatton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hatton is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Former names for Hatton:
    • Corn Creek
    • Lower Corn Creek
    • Petersburg
  • Kanosh Indian Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McCornick ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • McCornick is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCornick
    • McCornick has also been known as:
    • Pahvant
  • Borden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Borden is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Clear Lake ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Lake is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Bloom
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bloom is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flowell ...

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

Adding Flowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flowell 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 (so far) for Flowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Flowell post office opened in 1923. The Flowell post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flowell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Millard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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