Welcome to Stowersville ...

Stowersville is located in Bland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stowersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Stowersville is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Stowersville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Stowersville: (276)

Communities Also Named Stowersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stowersville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Stowersville ...

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

• Bluefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Wytheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Bluefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Tazewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
• Pocahontas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <4>
• Northfork
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
  • Northfork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <4>
• Keystone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
• Matoaka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stowersville ...

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

Adding Stowersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stowersville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stowersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stowersville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Stowersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stowersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bland County: www.bland.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/