Welcome to Bowles ...

Bowles is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Bowles is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bowles lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bowles: (559)

Communities Also Named Bowles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bowles - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi (2), North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bowles ...

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

• Fresno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Fresno is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <3>
• Clovis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <3>
• Hanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <3>
• Sanger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <3>
• Reedley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedley
  • Reedley is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedley <3>
• Selma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
• Parlier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <3>
• Kerman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <3>
• Kingsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <3>
• Fowler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowles ...

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

Adding Bowles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowles 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 Bowles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bowles post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/