Lowndes, Missouri facts for kids
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Lowndes
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 Lowndes
Location in Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Wayne |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
63951
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| GNIS feature ID | 750889 |
Lowndes is a small place in eastern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and buildings that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town would.
Lowndes is about 20 miles southwest of Marble Hill. You can find it along Missouri Route E. Two creeks flow near Lowndes: Bear Creek is to the north, and Barnes Creek is just east of the community.
A post office has been open in Lowndes since 1840. The community was named after Lowndes Henry Davis. He was a "congressman" from Missouri. A congressman is a person elected to represent the people of a certain area in the United States government.
People from Lowndes
Famous Births in Lowndes
- Leo Goodwin, Sr. was born here in 1886. He was the person who started GEICO. GEICO is a very large insurance company that helps people with things like car insurance.
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