Welcome to Lowerys Landing ...
Lowerys Landing is located in Essex County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Lowerys Landing: Lowerys Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lowerys Lndng.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lowerys Landing for more information about variations on the name of Lowerys Landing.
Lowerys Landing is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Lowerys Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lowerys Landing: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Lowerys Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lowerys Landing.
- Tappahannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowlers Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Emmerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Naylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Dunbrooke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Tallent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Contra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
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 Lowerys Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowerys Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lowerys Landing. 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 Lowerys Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowerys Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Lowerys Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowerys Landing ...
Looking for more information about Lowerys Landing? 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 Lowerys Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lowerys Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowerys Landing - 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 Lowerys Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Lowerys Landing 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. |