Lowell, Iowa

Lowell, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Lowell
Lowell
Coordinates: 40°49′50″N 91°26′09″W / 40.83056°N 91.43583°W / 40.83056; -91.43583Coordinates: 40°49′50″N 91°26′09″W / 40.83056°N 91.43583°W / 40.83056; -91.43583
Country United States
State Iowa
County Henry
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 52645
GNIS feature ID 458654

Lowell is an unincorporated community in southeastern Henry County, Iowa, United States.

Location

The community is located in Baltimore Township along the Skunk River.[1] It is at the intersection of New London and Salem Roads, south of New London. Lowell's is at and elevation of 584 feet (178 m).[2]

History

The village was laid out by a man named McCarver. At one time, Lowell had Presbyterian and Methodist congregations, two fraternal lodges, two gristmills, and five sawmills. The relatively large number of sawmills was due to Baltimore Township being two-thirds timber.[1] The first mill in town was established by Major Smith and Thomas Angel in 1838.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "History of Henry County, Iowa". Henry County, IAGenWeb.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lowell, Iowa
  3. ↑ The History of Henry County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 550–551.


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