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Welcome to Lowry ...

Lowry is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Lowry is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lowry: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Lowry: 24570<4>

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 South Dakota.

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.

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 we've found (so far) for Lowry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lowry post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowry - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Lowry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Lowry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lowry). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lowry or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/