Welcome to Bowlesville ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowlesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowlesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowlesville, please Contact Us.
Bowlesville would have been located within present day Gallatin County<2>.
The location of Bowlesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowlesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bowlesville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bowlesville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bowlesville would have been located in the (618) area code.
Communities Also Named Bowlesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bowlesville - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowlesville.
Communities near Bowlesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowlesville.
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
- Morganfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
- Morganfield is located in Union County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <5>
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
- Shawneetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <5>
- Rosiclare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
- Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <5>
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
- Equality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <5>
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
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 Bowlesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowlesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowlesville. 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 Bowlesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowlesville. See our Newspapers Page for Bowlesville.
Adding Bowlesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bowlesville 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 Bowlesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bowlesville post office opened in 1871.
We also found Bowlesville on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowlesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Bowlesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Gallatin, 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 Bowlesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |