Welcome to Cowart ...
Cowart is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Cowart is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Cowart lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cowart: 804 & 686<3>
Communities Also Named Cowart ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cowart - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cowart.
Communities near Cowart ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cowart.
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
- Kilmarnock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
- Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
- Heathsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <4>
- Morrisons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisons Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Rainswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
- Tucker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Griffiths Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Gum Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Piney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <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 Cowart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowart.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cowart. 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 Cowart.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowart. See our Newspapers Page for Cowart.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowart ...
Looking for more information about Cowart? 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 Cowart, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cowart.
Adding Cowart to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cowart 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 Cowart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Cowart post office opened in 1891.
We also found Cowart on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowart.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.co.northumberland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Cowart area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Cowart area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |