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Welcome to Lowden ...

Lowden is located in Walla Walla County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Lowden is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lowden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lowden: (509)

The ZIP code for Lowden: 99360<3>

Communities Also Named Lowden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lowden - they are located in Arkansas and Iowa.

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

Communities near Lowden ...

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

  • Walla Walla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • College Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Milton - Freewater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
    • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <4>
  • Athena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
    • Athena is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <4>
  • Weston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
  • Helix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <4>
  • Touchet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Umapine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
    • Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Mojonnier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
    • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
  • Calhounville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
    • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowden ...

Looking for more information about Lowden? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lowden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lowden.

Adding Lowden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowden 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 Lowden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lowden post office opened in 1906.

We also found Lowden mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowden.

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

The official website for Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Walla Walla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Lowden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lowden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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