Welcome to Bowie ...

Bowie is located in Delta County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bowie, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Bowie is described as "For Alexander Bowie who operated a coal mine in this area and was the first Postmaster."

Bowie is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Bowie is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bowie lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bowie is located in the (970) area code.

In the past, Bowie was named Reading. and Wauneta. For more information about the names of Bowie, see The Names of Bowie on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Bowie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bowie - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Bowie ...

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

• Paonia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paonia
  • Paonia is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paonia <6>
• Hotchkiss
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss
  • Hotchkiss is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotchkiss <6>
• Crawford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <6>
• Lazear
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
  • Lazear is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <6>
• Maher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher
  • Maher is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maher <6>
• Cedaredge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge
  • Cedaredge is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedaredge <6>
• Marble
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <6>
• Eckert
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Eckert is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckert <6>
• Grand Mesa
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
  • Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
• Irwin ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Gunnison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowie ...

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

Adding Bowie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowie 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 Bowie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bowie post office opened in 1907.

We also found Bowie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/