Welcome to Bowling Green ...

So far, we found very little information about Bowling Green. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bowling Green to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowling Green, please Contact Us.

Bowling Green would have been located within present day Oglethorpe County<2>.

The location of Bowling Green has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowling Green, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for Bowling Green: Bowling Grn.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bowling Green is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bowling Green was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Bowling Green once stood is in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Bowling Green ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Bowling Green - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bowling Green ...

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

• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
• Chamberlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Carters Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
  • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
• Greensboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <6>
• Watkinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
  • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <6>
• Union Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <6>
• Spartan Lane
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartan Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
  • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
• Winterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <6>
• Marshall Estates
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
  • Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people

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

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

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

Adding Bowling Green to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowling Green in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bowling Green was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bowling Green post office opened in 1825.

We also found Bowling Green in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowling Green.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/