Welcome to Lowell ...

Lowell is located in Summers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

When the people of Lowell refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lowellite<3>

Lowell is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lowell: (304) & (681)<5>

Communities Also Named Lowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Lowell - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lowell ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <6>
• Hinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <6>
• Ronceverte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <6>
• Alderson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <6>
• Rich Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <6>
• Peterstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <6>
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Meadow Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Wolfcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
• Buck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
  • Buck is located in Summers County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowell ...

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

Adding Lowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowell 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 Lowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lowell post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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