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Welcome to Lowsville ...

Lowsville is located in Monongalia County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lowsville: 304 & 681<3>

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)
  • Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • 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)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Lowsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowsville.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.