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Welcome to Lowsville ...

Lowsville is located in Monongalia County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Lowsville (Patience, this may take a moment).

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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lowsville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lowsville: 304 & 681<4>

Communities near Lowsville ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
  • Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairchance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
    • Fairchance is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <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 Lowsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowsville ...

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

Adding Lowsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowsville 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 Lowsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lowsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowsville.

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

The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lowsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lowsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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