Welcome to Bowls ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowls, please Contact Us.
Bowls would have been located within present day Gordon County<2>.
The location of Bowls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bowls is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bowls was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Bowls (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Bowls would have been located in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.
Websites for Bowls ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.gordonchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bowls, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bowls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowls.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <6>
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Gordon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
- Calhoun Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Adairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairsville
- Adairsville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairsville <6>
- Soapstick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Euharlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euharlee
- Euharlee is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euharlee <6>
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 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 Bowls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowls. 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 Bowls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowls. See our Newspapers Page for Bowls.
Adding Bowls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bowls 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 Bowls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bowls post office opened in 1892.
We also found Bowls on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gordon County: www.gordoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gordon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |