Welcome to Lowdell ...

Lowdell is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowdell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Lowdell is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lowdell: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Lowdell ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Ripley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• New Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Elizabeth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• North Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Racine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowdell ...

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

Adding Lowdell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lowdell post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowdell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

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