Welcome to Bowers Landing ...

Bowers Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Bowers Landing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Bowers Landing: Bowers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bowers Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowers Landing for more information about variations on the name of Bowers Landing.

Bowers Landing is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Bowers Landing: (302)

Communities near Bowers Landing ...

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

• Dover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Milford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Smyrna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Harrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Camden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Cheswold
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <4>
• Wyoming
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Felton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Felton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <4>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowers Landing ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/